Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:25 AM Thursday to a report of crash involving a Wheeling Police Department SUV with injuries at Hintz Road and Pin Oak Wheeling, Il. A Wheeling police officer was involved in a crash at Hintz Road and Pin Oak Lane.
The crash with injuries was located on the median at Hintz Road just west of Pin Oak Lane. A witness reported a parked police SUV was hit head-on.
The police SUV was hit head-on by a Chevy Equinox.
A second ambulance requested at 11:27 a.m.
A police officer and another person in the Chevy Equinox were injured.
The crash response was upgraded to an accident with extrication by 11:29 a.m. — Battalion Chief 24, Ambulance 24, and Truck 24 were assigned.
FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …
ENGINE(S): E23
TRUCK(S): T24 TL ??
SQUAD(S): SQD ??
CHIEF(S): BC24
EMS: A23 A24
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