Crime & Safety
Buffalo Grove Bicyclist Dies Of Injuries From Recent Car Crash
The 72-year-old man was injured June 18 in an accident involving a car in Wheeling.
WHEELING, IL — A 72-year-old man died Thursday, almost one week after being injured in an accident involving a car while he was riding his bike in Wheeling. Thomas Hughes, of the 0-100 block of Villa Verde Drive, had been taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with critical injuries following the crash, according to a news release from the Wheeling Police Department.
He was pronounced dead at 3:21 pm. Thursday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
At around 6:45 p.m. June 18, Wheeling police responded to the accident in the area of Wheeling Road, south of Gilman Avenue. Hughes was taken to the hospital at this time.
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Police said the accident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed as of Saturday.
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