On Monday, October 12, 2026, at approximately 09:27 a.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Huntley Fire Protection District, Marengo Fire & Rescue, and the Union Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle serious injury crash at East Coral Road and South Union Road in Union, Illinois.
A preliminary investigation indicates that a 2002 Ford F350 was traveling northbound on South Union Road and a 2015 GMC Sierra was traveling eastbound on East Coral Road. The GMC Sierra failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the Ford F-350, which did not have a stop sign.
The driver of the Ford F350, a 73-year-old Hampshire man, was transported to Javon Bae Hospital, Rockford by helicopter with life-threatening injuries. The passenger of the Ford F350, a 16-year-old male, and the driver of the GMC Sierra, a 17-year-old male, were transported to Northwestern Huntley Hospital by ambulance with minor injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.
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