Cops: Driver answers cell, slams into Round Lake Heights squad car

A Round Lake Heights squad car flipped over early Sunday morning after being struck by a driver who was answering a cell phone call.

Round Lake Beach Deputy Police Chief Rich Chiarello said the officer, Donald Anderson, has been released from Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with no serious injuries. The other driver, Maria Mosley, 32, was not transported to the hospital.

Chiarello said Anderson was traveling eastbound on Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach when the accident happened at midnight. Mosley, of 190 Bloomfield Drive in Woodstock, was traveling westbound and pulling into a left turn lane at the intersection with Cedar Lake Road.

Mosley received a call on her cell phone and continued merging into the eastbound lane. She went too far, veering into oncoming traffic, police said.

Anderson saw her coming into his lane and swerved to the right, but she hit his driver's side door.

Chiarello said the squad car then either hit the curb or concrete barricades protecting a nearby fire hydrant, causing the car to flip over.

Mosley was ticketed for failure to yield when turning left. Chiarello said no further charges are being pursued at this time and the investigation is considered complete.

"You should always pay attention when you drive," Chiarello said. "I know the state is considering legislation about (cell phone use,) but you should always make sure that you pay attention."