Friday, May 17, 2013
Western Springs police reports, May 7-12.
Sunday, May 12 A driver ran into La Grange National Bank, 1013 Burlington Ave., after she accidentally pressed the gas instead of the break when pulling into a parking spot around 5:13 p.m., police said. She also struck a light pole and high curb. No one was injured. Thursday, May 9 Margaret Mary Vocius, 25, of the 3900 block of Wolf Road, was cited for driving without insurance and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident around 3:56 p.m. in the 4400 block of Gilbert Avenue, police said. Vocius rear-ended a car that slowed then stopped in traffic, police said. Tuesday, May 7 A car backed out of a driveway around 8:06 a.m., hitting a car that was driving south in the 4500 block of Grand Avenue, police said. Shafaq Mustafa, 42, of the …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Western Springs police reports, April 29-May 6.
Monday, May 6 A driver backing out of a driveway in the 4000 block of Central Avenue around 8:42 a.m. struck a bicyclist who was riding past, Western Springs police said. The bicyclist was taken to La Grange Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. No one was ticketed in the accident. Saturday, May 4 Susan J. Prichodko, 20, of the 5000 block of Wolf Road, was cited with improper backing around 2:40 p.m. in the 5000 block of Wolf Road, police said. Prichodko backed into a car that was stopped in traffic while she pulled out of her driveway, police said. Tuesday, April 30 Eric J. Wesley, 20, of the 1300 block of 41st Street in La Grange, was cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash and driving without insurance around 9:36 a.m. near…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Michael Rende, 20, was airlifted to Advocate Christ Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after the SUV he was riding in rolled over in Indiana.
A La Grange man is in good condition after he was seriously injured Saturday in a rollover crash that killed another passenger, a spokeswoman for Christ Advocate Medical Center in Oak Lawn said Tuesday. Michael Rende, 20, was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the SUV he was in blew a tire and rolled over near Remington, IN. He and four friends were returning to the Chicago area from Indiana University. It is unclear how much longer Rende, a 2011 graduate of Lyons Township High School, will remain hospitalized, the spokeswoman said. Another passenger from La Grange, Jacob Newman, was not injured in the crash. John J. Malone, 20, of River Forest, died after he was ejected from the SUV. Visitation is scheduled for…
Monday, May 6, 2013
John Malone Jr., 20, died Saturday, May 4, after a car he was in rolled over while he and four friends were driving home fro Indiana University. Friends from Deerfield, La Grange and Wilmette were also injured.
Services have been set for a River Forest college student who died in a car crash Saturday on his way home from college. John J. Malone Jr. died Saturday, May 4, 2013. He was 20. He was ejected from the back seat of a car after a tire blew out on Interstate 65 in Indiana. Malone was driving home with four friends from the University of Indiana. Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S Marion St. in Oak Park. The funeral Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 9, at St. Giles Church, 1025 Columbian Ave. in Oak Park. Malone, 20, was ejected from a rear seat of a Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicle about 60 miles south of Chicago on I-65 shortly before 2 p.m., police said…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
A car with five suburban men coming home from Indiana University rolled over Saturday, killing River Forest man John Malone Jr.. La Grange man Michael Rende was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
For more on this story, read River Forest Student Dies in Accident on Way Home From College
A car with five suburban men coming home from Indiana University rolled over Saturday, killing a River Forest man. La Grange man Michael Rende was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Jacob Newman, also of La Grange, was not injured.
A La Grange man was taken to the hospital Saturday with life-threatening injuries following a rollover car accident while he and four friends were driving home from Indiana University, according to an Indiana State Police news release. A 20-year-old River Forest man died in the accident after the SUV he was in blew a tire and rolled over near Remington, IN. Michael Rende, 20, also of La Grange, was seated in the back seat behind the driver. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected out of the car. He was airlifted to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn with life-threatening injuries. Jacob Newman, 20, also of La Grange, was the front seat passenger; he was wearing his seat belt and was not injured. The River Forest man, …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Western Springs police reports, April 18-21.
Sunday, April 21 Improper backing Debra L. Murphy, 41, of Crown Point, IN, was cited for improper backing after Western Springs police said she backed into a parked car while attempting to exit her parking space on Burlington Avenue. Saturday, April 20 Improper backing Paul A. Jost, 52, of the 1000 block of Longmeadow Lane, was cited for improper backing after police said he hit a car while he was backing out of a parking space on Burlington Avenue. Thursday, April 18 Failure to reduce speed Peter L. Barritt, 49, of the 1800 block of East York Lane in Wheaton, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, police said. The driver of the second car was slowing down to avoid hitting the car ahead of it, which was stopped in a …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Western Springs police reports, April 11-15.
Monday, April 15 Jane O'Connell Delaney, 66, of the 5200 block of Harvey Street, was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection, police said. Officers said she approached 51st Street and Gilbert Avenue and collided with a car, causing it to spin and hit the curb. The driver of the second car, James L. Harp, Jr., 43, of the 4800 block of Joliet Road, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, police said. Neither driver reported any injuries. Ryan J. Pelland, 24, of the 0-100 block of North Ashland Avenue, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed and for driving without insurance after police said he rear-ended a car stopped in traffic near the 4700 block of Wolf Road. The driver of the second car sustained minor …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.
Monday, February 11, 2013
The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.
A Brookfield woman who police said fled the scene of an accident Feb. 4 must answer to DUI charges after Western Springs officers caught up with her a mile-and-a-half from the crash. Stephanie S. Gose, 40, of the 3600 block of Grand Boulevard, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 5:35 p.m. after her car struck another vehicle waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue, police said. Gose's car rear-ended the other car, which was stopped at the traffic light facing eastbound on 47th Street, according to the report. Gose drove away from the scene and was later arrested at the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Plainfield Road in La Grange Highlands, police said. Gose was also charged with …
Dawn Moneymaker-Tekulve
9:20 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
My prayers have been with all the families involved. I was in the opposite side of traffic and seen both of the accidents. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth Him shall have ever lasting life. more ›