Accident News Reports

• Man dead after being found shot in crashed car in Palatine, police say

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 54 views
  • Mar 17, 2026 11:01am
  A man died after being found shot in a car that had crashed into several parked vehicles in Palatine Monday night, Palatine police said. Read More

• 21-year-old seriously injured in single-car crash in Palatine: police

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 56 views
  • Sep 20, 2025 2:11pm
  PALATINE, Ill. - A 21-year-old Chicago man sustained serious injuries in a single-car crash in Palatine, according to police. Around 8:30 a.m., police and fire responded to a single-vehicle crash ... Read More

• Pickup truck driver seriously hurt after crashing into streetlight, tree in Palatine, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing
  • 99 views
  • Sep 20, 2025 1:49pm
  Witnesses said that the driver was speeding and lost control before hitting a streetlight and then a tree in Palatine. Read More

• 'Will be deeply missed': Lake Zurich man dies after motorcycle crash involving truck on Route 53

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 89 views
  • Jul 30, 2025 6:27pm
  A Lake Zurich man, who was described as a '?generous, humorous soul,'? has been identified after he was killed in a motorcycle crash with a dump truck on Route 53 near Arlington Heights. The Palatine ... Read More

• Fatal crash involving motorcycle, dump truck shuts down IL-53 in NW suburbs for hours

  • Illinois
  • Palatine
  • IL-53

  • source: Bing
  • 426 views
  • Jul 21, 2025 03:27am
  As of 6 a.m., all north and southbound lanes on Route 53 between Palatine and Dundee Roads were currently shut down, and traffic was being diverted to exit ramps. Read More

• Palatine Man Accidentally Dies

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 99 views
  • Jul 31, 2024 07:22am
  A Palatine man apparently accidently died after his vehicle reportedly ran him over. According to Palatine police, at approximately 10:53 p.m. Sunday, July 28,  officers responded to the 40 block of S ... Read More

• Palatine woman dies following car crash in Champaign County

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 113 views
  • Apr 08, 2024 4:19pm
  Champaign County Sheriff's deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident in Somer Township near Thomasboro, Illinois that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Molly Zabinski of Palatine at ... Read More

• Crash on Leverett Road claims life of Palatine woman

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 123 views
  • Apr 08, 2024 07:10am
  CHAMPAIGN - A two-vehicle accident Sunday night along Leverett Road in Champaign County claimed the life of a Palatine woman and left four others injured. Read More

• Palatine woman killed in crash

  • Illinois
  • Palatine

  • source: Bing
  • 101 views
  • Apr 08, 2024 06:02am
  THOMASBORO, Ill. (WAND) - A Palatine woman was killed in a car crash Sunday. Thuney said the initial investigation indicated around 8:15 p.m., Zabinski was driving a vehicle traveling eastbound on ... Read More

• Palatine woman dies following car crash in Champaign County

  • Illinois
  • Urbana
  • I-57

  • source: Bing
  • 119 views
  • Apr 07, 2024 5:00pm
  Champaign County Sheriff's deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident in Somer Township near Thomasboro, Illinois that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Molly Zabinski of Palatine at ... Read More

• Palatine man charged in DUI wrong-way crash that killed teacher in Chicago suburb

  • Illinois
  • Palatine
  • IL-53

  • source: Bing
  • 177 views
  • Dec 28, 2023 8:31pm
  There were two people in each vehicle. The driver of the Ford was killed in the crash. He was identified as 53-year-old Robert Gillen, of Palatine. One other person suffered a serious, but ... Read More

• Teacher killed in head-on crash by suspected drunk driver in suburban Chicago

  • Illinois
  • Palatine
  • IL-53

  • source: Bing
  • 128 views
  • Dec 10, 2023 8:57pm
  Around 2:15 a.m., a car was struck head-on by a suspected intoxicated driver on westbound Palatine approaching Wheeling Road, according to police. A vehicle was traveling in the wrong lane when it ... Read More

• 1 dead after head-on collision in Wheeling; driver suspected of DUI, police say

  • Illinois
  • Collison

  • source: Bing
  • 111 views
  • Dec 10, 2023 06:15am
  WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) -- One person is dead after a head-on collision Sunday morning in north suburban Wheeling. The crash happened at 2:15 a.m. on East Palatine Road near Wheeling Road, police said. Read More

• Car crash today: Woman dead after collision near US Highway 12 and ...

  • Illinois
  • Palatine
  • US 12

  • source: Bing
  • 69 views
  • Oct 06, 2023 4:59pm
  The crash happened near U.S. Highway 12 and Palatine Road. Arlington Heights police said a 78-year-old woman was driving when she had a medical emergency. She struck the back of a vehicle, when it ... Read More

• 3 students injured in Palatine school bus crash - Chicago Tribune

  • Illinois
  • Palatine
  • US 12

  • source: Bing
  • 74 views
  • Dec 17, 2012 09:00am
  Three middle-school students were hospitalized Tuesday evening after a school bus collided with another vehicle in Palatine. The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. near Rand and Frontage roads, just of' ... Read More

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