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Police Probe Crash That Left Buffalo Grove High School Staffer Critically Injured

Investigators from the local traffic unit and a regional crash team are reconstructing the sequence to determine what went wrong.

Overview

  • A staff member remains in critical condition after what Police Chief Brian Budds called Tuesday's tragic crash near Buffalo Grove High School.
  • Police say a car leaving the school lot veered off the roadway, hit a pole, and the pole struck the staff member.
  • Officers at the scene gave emergency aid, and medics took the staff member to a nearby hospital.
  • Dundee Road was closed for nearly four hours during an investigation by the Traffic Unit with help from the Major Crash Assistance Team, a group that maps and reconstructs serious collisions.
  • The driver is cooperating with police, and investigators have not announced any charging decision.