Lincolnshire-Riverwood Fire Protection District and Countryside Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics, and Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 9:09 a.m. Monday to a one-car extrication accident on St. Mary’s between Route 60 and Everett, Mettawa. Rescuers received a report that a car crashed into the woods with a person trapped in the vehicle.
Firefighter/paramedics discovered a high-performance Ford Mustang up against a telephone pole with a victim unconscious and trapped in the car. An extrication operation was underway Monday morning with the victim rescued from the car about 9:35 a.m.
The crashed Ford Mustang was a high-performance custom kit car consisting of much fiberglass material.
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