On Tuesday, October 7, at about 5:45 p.m., McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry County Conservation District Police, and Cary Fire Protection District Responded to a crash involving a car and bicycle on Silver Lake Road near the intersection of Killarney Drive in unincorporated Cary.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2015 Honda Civic was traveling southbound on Silver Lake Road when it struck a bicyclist who entered the roadway from Killarney Drive. The bicyclist was ejected from the bike and sustained critical injuries. He was initially transported by ambulance to a local hospital and then airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The intersection of Silver Lake Road and Killarney Drive is controlled by a stop sign for Killarney Drive only. The bicyclist failed to stop or yield before entering Silver Lake Road.
The driver of the Civic is a 26-year-old man from Crystal Lake. The bicyclist is a 69-year-old man from Cary. The driver of the Civic is cooperating fully with the investigation.
The crash remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit.
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