Near mall, Illinois driver plummets off parking garage deck: photo
According to Planet Chronicle Digital, the police stated that the incident was unintentional.
On Monday afternoon, an emergency response was triggered in Illinois when a driver plunged their vehicle off a mall parking deck.
On Monday afternoon, a car crash occurred at the Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge. The Norridge Police Department made the announcement on Facebook, stating that officers arrived at the scene around 12:30 p.m.
The police department announced on Facebook that at around 12:28 PM, officers from Norridge and the Norwood Park Fire Protection District were dispatched to the 4000 block of Octavia to investigate a vehicle that had driven through the guardrail of the parking lot at the Harlem and Irving Plaza Mall.
The driver was trapped in a flipped-over vehicle when officers arrived.
The Norridge Police Department posted a photo of a car flipped over on a road with emergency personnel attempting to rescue the driver.
The car fell approximately 20 feet in an accident, as stated by Police Chief Brian Goss to Planet Chronicle Digital.
According to police, the driver's injuries were not life-threatening.
The driver was rescued from Norwood Park Fire and taken to Lutheran General Hospital for non-life threatening injuries, as stated in the Facebook post.
Lt. Ron Schneider informed FOX 32 Chicago that it took approximately 20 to 30 minutes to extract the driver from the vehicle. The authorities have not yet released the specifics of the accident's cause.
The incident is being investigated by the Norridge Police Department, but no further information is currently available.
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