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Man pulled from vehicle that plunged into lake

A 62-year-old man was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin Sunday after he was pulled from a vehicle that had plunged into a lake in Lake in the Hills.

Witnesses said the man was driving a white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck west on Rakow Road when the truck crossed over the median and the eastbound lanes of traffic, continued down the grassy hill and into the lake.

Police said two witnesses assisted the driver in getting out of the truck before it submerged.

Lake in the Hills police arrived at 12:25 p.m. after responding to a call about a vehicle that had driven off the roadway and into the lake south of Rakow Road between Virginia and Pingree roads. Officers arrived to find the man out of the vehicle.

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