Crime & Safety
Highland Park Rollover Crash Sends Lake Forest Woman To Hospital
Police are investigating how the 82-year-old motorist flipped over her car Thursday afternoon on Green Bay Road.
HIGHLAND PARK, IL — A one-car rollover crash in Highland Park sent an 82-year-old Lake Forest woman to the hospital on Thanksgiving.
Police and firefighters were dispatched to a crash at Green Bay Road at Stonegate Drive around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, according to a city spokesperson.
They found a red crossover SUV that flipped on its roof with its interior airbags deployed. It had heavy damage to its passenger side and had lost its front right wheel.
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Rescuers were able to open the door and pull out its one occupant, who had suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. She was responsive and in stable condition when firefighters took her to a local hospital, the spokesperson said.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Friday.
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