Wheeling car wreck leaves one person critically hurt
A 49-year-old Vernon Hills man was critically injured Wednesday morning when his broken-down car was struck by another vehicle on Lake-Cook Road in Wheeling, police said.
The accident occurred about 9:25 a.m. on the eastbound side of Lake-Cook Road, just west of Milwaukee Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Michael Conway said. The Vernon Hills man’s 2008 Smart Fortwo was stopped in the center lane and was rear-ended by a 2022 Audi Q5, Conway said.
The Vernon Hills man was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Traffic on the eastbound side of Lake-Cook Road was shut down for 10 to 15 minutes after the crash, Conway said. Eastbound traffic remained limited into the early afternoon.
Wheeling police and the Major Case Assistance Team’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction unit are investigating.