Multiple people were injured following a crash near Hebron on Sunday, May 11.
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 6:55 a.m., the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District, Harvard Fire Protection District and Mercyhealth MD-1
responded to a three-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 47 and Thayer Road in unincorporated McHenry County, near Hebron.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2024 Toyota Tundra was traveling westbound on Thayer Road and failed to yield prior to entering the intersection, hitting a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling northbound on Illinois Route 47. The Jeep was then struck by a southbound 2024 International semi with trailer.
The 51-year-old male driver of the Jeep, from Woodstock, was airlifted from the scene to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in serious condition. The 51-year-old female passenger of the Jeep, also from Woodstock, was transported to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with minor injuries. The 32-year-old male driver of the Toyota, from Chicago, was transported to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with minor injuries. The 34-year-old driver of the International, from Streamwood, was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.
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