Medical Emergency Triggers Chain Reaction Crash on Lincolnshire Route 22
A 58-year-old driver lost control of a BMW, sending an F-150 into a utility pole and leaving two drivers hospitalized in the village.
By Alina Campbell ·
Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision on Route 22 in Lincolnshire, an incident triggered by a medical emergency that left a pickup truck rolled over against a downed power line.
Lincolnshire Police and fire crews arrived at the intersection of Half Day Road and Millbrook Drive around 2:13 p.m. Tuesday. They found three heavily damaged vehicles at the scene. One vehicle rested on its side against a utility pole, with live electrical wires draped across the metal.
Deputy Police Chief Kim Covelli stated that the crash began when a 58-year-old BMW driver traveling eastbound suffered a medical event. The BMW crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a westbound Ford F-150 driven by a 43-year-old man. The impact sent the pickup truck off the road, where it rolled over and uprooted the utility pole. The force of the collision then caused the BMW to strike a third vehicle, a westbound Ford E-150 van driven by a 42-year-old.
A witness driving behind the van described the BMW flying over the curb from the opposite direction before hitting the truck. Firefighters had to extricate the driver of the rolled-over pickup as ComEd crews worked to shut off power to the downed lines. The crash also sheared off a nearby fire hydrant, prompting a call to Lincolnshire Public Works.
The drivers of the BMW and the F-150 were transported to a hospital for treatment. The driver of the E-150 reported no serious injuries. All three vehicles were towed from the scene. The crash caused temporary power outages, triggering fire alarms at a nearby hotel and a business on Schelter Road, though no one was trapped in elevators.
A woman whose son was driving the F-150 commented on the incident online, noting that he was hurt but alive. She said the other drivers were okay. The Lincolnshire Police Department is continuing its investigation and has not announced any citations or charges.
ComEd crews repaired the pole and restored power to the affected areas following the accident.
