{"id":119970,"date":"2026-08-24T21:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/119970\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:09:15","slug":"driver-left-injured-trapped-after-suffering-medical-event-crashing-into-tree-and-rolling-car-over-in-lake-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/119970\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver left injured, trapped after suffering medical event, crashing into tree and rolling car over in Lake Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lz3.jpg\" height=\"508\" width=\"849\"   class=\"wp-image-117895 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\"\/> Firefighters extricate a driver from a car that rolled over after driving off Route 12 and hitting a tree near Whitney Road in Lake Zurich on the morning of August 16. | Photo: Michael D\u2019Angelo<\/p>\n<p>A driver had to be extricated and transported to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency and driving off the road, striking a tree and rolling over, on Route 12 in Lake Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 6:30 a.m. on August 16 to the area of Route 12 and Honey Lake Road in Lake Zurich for a vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews arrived and reported finding a single-vehicle crash with the car on its roof.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lz2.jpg\" height=\"488\" width=\"807\"   class=\"wp-image-117896 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/> Firefighters extricate a driver from a car that rolled over after driving off Route 12 and hitting a tree near Whitney Road in Lake Zurich on the morning of August 16. | Photo: Michael D\u2019Angelo<\/p>\n<p>The driver was trapped inside the vehicle and firefighters worked to extricate him within 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Zurich Deputy Police Chief Colin Gaffney said officers found the rollover crash in the area of Route 12 and Whitney Road near the entrance to Paulus Park.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation showed the red 2019 Chevrolet, driven by a 70-year-old Woodridge man, was traveling northbound on Rand Road.<\/p>\n<p>The driver experienced a medical issue, which caused him to lose control of the vehicle, Gaffney said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lz.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"813\"   class=\"wp-image-117897 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/> Firefighters extricate a driver from a car that rolled over after driving off Route 12 and hitting a tree near Whitney Road in Lake Zurich on the morning of August 16. | Photo: Michael D\u2019Angelo<\/p>\n<p>The Chevrolet left the roadway to the east and struck a tree before rolling over and coming to rest on its roof.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffney said paramedics transported the driver to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>No other vehicles were involved and the driver was the sole occupant of the Chevrolet.<\/p>\n<p>No citations have been issued yet, Gaffney said.<\/p>\n<p>The crash remains under investigation by the Lake Zurich Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Firefighters extricate a driver from a car that rolled over after driving off Route 12 and hitting 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