Three Seriously Injured in Crash on Lemont Road

Two cars were badly damaged and three people were injured in a T-bone crash near Lemont Road and 97th Street on Friday night, authorities said.

Three Seriously Injured in Crash on Lemont Road

Two cars were badly damaged and three people were injured in a T-bone crash near Lemont Road and 97th Street on Friday night, authorities said.

Three people were seriously injured Friday night in a two-car, T-bone crash in unincorporated Lemont, authorities said. DuPage County Sheriff's police and the Lemont Fire Protection District responded just before 8 p.m. to the crash, which occurred just south of 97th Street on Lemont Road, fire officials said. Lemont Battalion Chief Matt Peksa said both drivers—one of whom had to be extricated—and a passenger were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Both vehicles sustained substantial damage. Most of Lemont Road was still shut down as of 11 p.m. Witnesses said all lanes were closes except a partial shoulder, and that both vehicles were still at the scene. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was not immediately available …

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Couple Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Car Near St. Alphonsus

The couple remained hospitalized Monday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in the 600 block of State Street around 9:55 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Couple Struck by Vehicle in Front of St. Alphonsus Church

The couple remained hospitalized Monday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in the 600 block of State Street around 9:55 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Updated, 4 p.m. April 22 Two pedestrians were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in front of a Lemont church Saturday morning. Police said Victor and Smaranada Badescu were crossing the street at a crosswalk in the 600 block of State Street—heading to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 210 Logan St.—around 9:55 a.m. when they were struck by a vehicle in the northbound lane. As of Monday afternoon, Victor Badescu was listed in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit with a head injury and broken bones. Smaranada is also hospitalized with broken bones. The driver of the vehicle, Heather Rubach of Lemont, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police …

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1 Dead in Route 83 Car Crash, ABC Reports

Two people were critically injured in the car accident, which occurred Wednesday afternoon.

One person was killed and two more were in critical condition following a car accident Wednesday afternoon in unincorporated Lemont.  ABC News reports that the crash took place south of Bluff Road on southbound Route 83. According to ABC, two people were driving in a sedan, and one was killed. Route 83 in unincorporated Lemont remained closed as of 7 p.m. following the two-vehicle accident that occurred at about 3 p.m. Wednesday. ABC reported one fatality and two critically injured in the crash, but a spokesman in the DuPage County watch commander’s office declined to confirm any further details at press time. Read the ABC news report here.  The other person in the car was critically injured and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital along with …

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State Officer Injured in I-55 Accident Near Lemont

Southbound traffic was backed up on Interstate 55 for about three hours Friday night.

An Illinois state trooper was hospitalized following a car accident Friday night near Lemont, and another woman involved was in serious condition. Southbound traffic on Interstate 55 was backed up from Woodward Avenue in Lemont at about 5:25 p.m., and it was delayed for nearly three hours.  According to NBC Chicago, a 25-year-old woman was picking up her boyfriend, who was with the state trooper while waiting for his car to be towed.  Meanwhile, another car traveling south hit the woman and then crashed into the squad car with the trooper inside. According to state police, the woman was in serious condition. The trooper was treated and released from the hospital, NBC Chicago reported.   Get Lemont news and breaking news alerts sent free to…

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Lemont Police Search for Driver in Main Street Hit-and-Run

Police say the driver of a black Lexus fled after crashing into a guard rail and speed sign near Main and Fourth streets around 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

Original Post: July 29, 4:59 p.m. Lemont police are searching for the driver of a black 2007 Lexus that crashed into a guard rail and speed sign on Main Street early Sunday morning. Lemont Police Sgt. Therese Thompson said the Lexus was heading west on Main Street at approximately 6:15 a.m. when it struck a guard rail and speed sign on the south side of the road, just east of Fourth Street. The car rolled, ending up in the westbound lane of Main Street facing east. The driver of the Lexus—which sustained extensive damage to its front end—fled the scene, Thompson said. The Lemont Police Department and Lemont Fire Protection District, who responded to the accident, shut down Main Street between Walker Road and Fourth Street for nearly an …

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Lemont Police Report Three Crashes During Snow Storm

Patch readers reported poor driving conditions on the village's hilly roads as a winter storm dumped more than 6 inches of snow Friday.

Nearly 12 hours of steady snowfall created messy roads and dangerous driving conditions across the Chicago area Friday, and Lemont was no exception. Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy told Patch on Friday afternoon that the department had responded to "several" traffic-related incidents during the storm. On Saturday, he reported three crashes between Friday and Saturday, one of which resulted in minor injuries. According to the accident report, minor injuries were sustained in an accident near Timberline Knolls, 40 Timberline Drive. Police said the driver of a vehicle lost control near the treatment facility's entrance, and ended up striking other vehicles in the southbound land. An accident also occurred on 131st Street at Derby Road. …

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Police Still Searching for Motorist Who Crashed Truck into Lemont Home

Lemont police have yet to track down the man they believe fled the scene after crashing into a house near Hillview and Keepataw on Sunday.

Lemont police are still searching for the motorist who crashed a red pickup truck into a house and fled the scene Sunday afternoon. As of  6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police had yet to track down the man who they believe abandoned his truck after crashing into a home on Hillview Drive near Keepataw, said Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy. There were no injuries in the accident, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, according to police. "No one was injured in the house, and from what I'm told, one of the residents was extremely lucky because they were veruck.y close to where the truck crashed," Shaughnessy told Patch on Sunday. The motorist, who police believe is a male, will likely face charges once he is apprehended, Shaughnessy said. …

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Spencer D. Smith

1:31 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012

This is almost as crazy as a bank being robbed in town. I know the people who live in that house and I'm happy they are OK, but it is still awful to be put out of one's own house like this as a result of such awful misdeeds. Ultimately, the real victims are the two children who were left in the truck. This is the kind of parent figure they are left with. It saddens me that they were put in this …   more ›

Police: Marijuana Found in Car Driven into Ditch

A Lemont family shared a complicated story with police as to how the car ended up in the ditch, according to a Darien police report.

A Lemont teen was charged with felony delivery of cannabis Jan. 7 after Darien police said they discovered an unspecified amount of marijuana in his car’s trunk. The officers found the marijuana after Jerzy Roginski, the car’s owner and the teen’s father, called police around 2:50 a.m. and said his car was in a ditch at Concord Elementary School.  Roginski, 51, of the 00W400 block of 91st Street in Lemont, told police his neighbor drove the car into the ditch while taking it for a test drive, according to the report. While searching the car, officers said they found marijuana in the trunk that belonged to Roginski’s son, Tom Roginski, 19, also of the 00W400 block of 91st Street in Lemont. The officers spoke with Tom Roginski and Hannah R. …

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