ISP trooper critically injured in crash Saturday in South Barrington

An Illinois State Police trooper suffered critical injuries and two others were injured in a five-vehicle crash Saturday morning in South Barrington.

First responders from the East Dundee and Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 9:42 a.m. to the crash at the intersection of Routes 72 and 59, authorities said.

They arrived to find the injured trooper trapped in his heavily damaged patrol SUV, according to the fire district. It took crews 27 minutes to free the trooper from the vehicle. He then was transported to Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates with what officials described as critical injuries.

Two patients from other vehicles were sent to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin with injuries that were not life-threatening, authorities said.

The crash remains under investigation by ISP.

The West Dundee and Carpentersville fire departments, as well as the South Barrington and Cook County sheriff’s police, also responded to the crash.

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