VIDEO: Driver injured in crash into a tree near a curve on southbound Wilke Road north of Lancelot Lane in Arlington Heights.
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:33 PM Tuesday to a report of crash with injuries near 1711 North Wilke RoadArlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that car left the roadway and hit a tree.
The driver was injured and transferred to Northwest Community Hospital (not confirmed).
The vehicle was apparently southbound on Wilke Road when the driver lost control at a curve.
The crash was initially suspected of being a crash with entrapment, and received a pin-in response. A witness reported the driver was able to walk away from the vehicle.
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