Overview

• At about 11:33 p.m. on August 5, an 18-year-old motorcyclist lost control on northbound Bartlett Road, struck a utility pole, and collided with a marked police squad car at Old Bartlett Road.
• The rider was transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition and remains under close medical care.
• The Barrington Hills officer inside the squad car was treated at a nearby hospital and released later that night.
• No citations have been issued so far as the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team gathers evidence and interviews witnesses.
• Barrlett Road was closed overnight for emergency response and cleanup and reopened around 5 a.m. Wednesday.