Illinois State Police, Palatine and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:32 AM Wednesday to a report of crash with injuries at 42.082373, -88.030331 (NB Route 53 And Northwest Highway Rolling Meadows, Il). Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a crash occurred in the southbound lanes, but quickly learned that the crash occurred in the northbound lanes.
Firefighter/paramedics discovered a single-vehicle crash at the median in the northbound lanes south of Northwest Highway.
Firefighter/paramedics reported one medical refusal at the crash scene.
Northbound Route 53 traffic was backed up to Algonquin Road as late as 9:15 a.m., but the traffic backup was cleared by 9:35 a.m.
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