Crash leaves man seriously injured near Harvard, Illinois
A sport-utility vehicle collided with a semi-trailer truck from Walmart, and the man driving the SUV was pinned inside.
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A sport-utility vehicle collided with a semi-trailer truck from Walmart, and the man driving the SUV was pinned inside.
The driver was extricated from the SUV and taken away in a medical helicopter.
A 27-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash near Spring Grove over the weekend, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office said.
Marengo Fire & Rescue District crews responded to the crash around 3:20 p.m. near County Line Road and Harmony Road.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said six others were evaluated and released at the scene.
Firefighters quickly extricated the man and began assessing him, along with the two juveniles who had also been onboard when the vehicle rolled over, fire officials said.
The fire damage was contained to the kitchen, but heavy smoke permeated the apartment and ruined everything inside, the fire department said.
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The crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. along Route 176, about half a mile east of the intersection of North Union Road and Route 176.
It took more than a dozen fire departments to fight and contain the brush fire, which officials said most likely started with an unattended burn pile.
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The victim was taken by the Wauconda Fire Protection District to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, where he died.
McHenry County Sheriff's police said the vases were stolen from the McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in September 2024. Each vase was worth between $200 and $900.
A view from CBS Skywatch showed the car fully lodged inside the home's ground level, where it crashed through the brick exterior wall.
Christine Eilers is accused of slamming into 24-year-old Austin Stanek on Roberts Road near Sanctuary Drive in Island Lake back in September.
Preliminary investigation indicated that a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado High Country pickup was traveling northwest on Barnard Mill Road, and a 2008 Mazda 6 was traveling southeast on Barnard Mill Road.
The young driver declined medical treatment after being evaluated by paramedics. The train crew also reported no injuries.
Sheriff's officials said they found alcoholic beverage containers at the scene, but they have not confirmed if alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Three people were killed, and a child was seriously injured in a fiery crash in northwest suburban McHenry County on Sunday.
A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
There was no word late Sunday about how the jet ski overturned, or the identity of the person who died.
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It was not clear late Thursday how the bull escaped.
The bull was found hiding in cornfields near Marengo.
All inmates who were in the van were accounted for. None of the injuries was life-threatening.
