A 81-year-old Wonder Lake woman was seriously injured following a two-vehicle traffic crash in unincorporated Hebron on Tuesday evening.
On August 1, 2023 at 8:17 p.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry County Conservation Police Department, Hebron Police Department, Hebron Alden Greenwood Fire Protection District, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District, and Woodstock Fire Department, responded to a crash involving two vehicles near Thayer Road and Route 47.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Camry, operated by an 18-year-old Woodstock female, was southbound IL Route 47 when a Ford Focus, operated by a 81-year-old female traveling eastbound Thayer Road, failed to yield at the intersection and crossed in front of the Toyota, causing a collision. The 18-year old, and a 17-year old female passenger, were transported to Northwestern McHenry Hospital with minor injuries. The 81-year-old female was also transported to Northwestern McHenry Hospital by ambulance before being transferred to Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge with serious injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and is being investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.
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