Police, firefighters and paramedics from Deerfield responded about 2:23 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024 to a report of a rollover crash into Tony’s Subs at 1480 Waukegan Road in Deerfield.
Police officers first on scene reported that one vehicle was flipped over and on fire. Deerfield’s Battalion Chief 20 on arrival reported a vehicle flipped over on its roof with heavy damage, partially into the building.
The report indicated there was no active fire on arrival of firefighters. Possibly, police officers were able to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers and prevent spread of fire to the building before firefighters arrived. Initially, police officers were not able to determine whether the vehicle was occupied.
Tony’s Subs closes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday nights, and there was no indication that anyone was inside the building at the time of the crash.
Next, one vehicle occupant was discovered by firefighters and paramedics. Incident command reported extricating a possible deceased occupant from the vehicle, and that the building structure appeared stable.
Fire crews cleared the scene about 3:49 a.m., but returned about 6:16 a.m. to work to clean up the scene with the towing and recovery service.
The scene clean-up followed a four-hour on-scene investigation by the Deerfield Police Department and the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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