A 60-year-old Twin Lakes, WI man has died and a 52-year-old Woodstock, IL woman is in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident in Marengo, Saturday afternoon.
On August 5, 2023 at 4:22 p.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry Conservation Police Department, Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, and Huntley Fire Department responded to a crash involving a SUV and a motorcycle at the intersection of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Deerpass Road in unincorporated Marengo.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero driven by a 38-year-old Woodstock woman, was eastbound on Kishwaukee Valley Road, when a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle ridden by the Twin Lakes man and Woodstock woman which had been traveling westbound on Kishwaukee Valley, turned southbound towards Deerpass Road in front of the Mitsubishi. This caused the vehicles to collide in the eastbound lane of traffic. The riders of the motorcycle were both thrown from the motorcycle.
The Twin Lake man was pronounced deceased on scene, while the Woodstock woman was flown by Lifenet helicopter to Javon Bae Hospital on Riverside Rd in Rockford. The driver of the Mitsubishi and two juvenile passengers were transported by ambulance to Northwestern Hospital in Huntley with minor injuries. The roadway was closed for approximately four and a half hours for the investigation.
The investigation is ongoing and is being investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.