UPDATED: Traffic Rerouted Near Geneva Road Accident Involving State Trooper Car
Crews are clearing the scene of an accident involving multiple cars at the intersection of Gary Avenue and Geneva Road.
Updated 10:42 a.m. Wednesday, March 6 Four people including an Illinois State Trooper have been transported to Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash involving "several vehicles," including a female on-duty Illinois State Police Trooper, officials said. According to NBC Chicago, the accident involved five cars. WBBM reported the accident started on Geneva Road in Glen Ellyn and ended in Wheaton. A fire department source told CBS Chicago it is believed the trooper had a medical emergency that caused the crashes. Traffic was rerouted for nearly two hours Thursday morning near the intersection of Gary Avenue and Geneva Road after an accident involving multiple cars, including a state trooper vehicle. …
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Gregg Slapak
10:13 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Earlier accounts from the Chicago Tribune and NBC include:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/wheaton/chi-trooper-hurt-in-wheaton-crash-20130228,0,2154400.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/wheaton/chi-trooper-hurt-in-wheaton-crash-20130228,0,2154400.story more ›