Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:43 AM Saturday to a report of a bicyclist hit by a vehicle at Winston Drive and Palatine Road Palatine, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that an off-duty firefighter helped get the crash off the road.
The 17-year-old bicyclist was reported to be conscious and breathing.
The crash possibly occurred in the eastbound lanes of Palatine Road.
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