SUV involved in an accident investigation on southbound Route 83 near Algonquin Road.
Mount Prospect police and Des Plaines firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:21 PM Wednesday to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Route 83 (Elmhurst Road), just north of Algonquin Road. Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics initially responded to the call for a pedestrian hit by a vehicle in the northbound lanes of Route 83 north of Algonquin Road. The incident apparently occurred in the southbound lanes, which is the jurisdiction of Mount Prospect first responders.
One person was transported with apparently serious injuries to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.
A silver SUV with moderate front-end damage was in the curb lane of southbound Route 83, just north of Algonquin Road.
An accident investigation team was on the scene past 1:00 a.m. Thursday while the southbound lanes of Route 83 were blocked at Dempster, and one northbound lane was also blocked in the area.
Accident investigation scene.
Southbound Route 83 blocked at Dempster.
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