Police from Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect; and firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 6:29 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2024 to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and two cars at the intersection of US-14 (Northwest Highway) and Waterman Avenue at the border of Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect near Culver’s.
The motorcyclist was thrown from the motorcycle, and was unresponsive and not breathing on the ground. Passersby began CPR before police and paramedics arrived.
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Police, firefighters, and paramedics on arrival discovered two passenger cars with severe front-end damage in the intersection, and a damaged motorcycle on the parkway at the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Waterman Avenue in Arlington Heights.
The motorcyclist was treated on scene and in the ambulance, and transported to Endeavor Northwest Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Initially, no information was available regarding whether any occupants of the cars were transported by paramedics.
A witness said a teen was heard saying, “it happened so fast.” Then his parents told him to stop talking.
The MCAT-STAR van arrived on the scene about 8:30 p.m.
The crash occurred in front of the Arlington Heights Culver’s restaurant at Northwest Highway and Waterman Avenue.
Initially, US-14 WEST (Northwest Highway) was shut down at Dale Avenue. Soon after the MCAT-STAR van arrived, US-14 was closed in both directions.
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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