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1 Airlifted To Hospital After Serious Crash Involving Car, Semi On Route 52: State Police

Illinois State Police were on the scene of Friday morning's crash involving a car and a semitrailer.

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Several roadblocks have been set up in the rural Minooka area on Friday to steer traffic away from Route 52.
Several roadblocks have been set up in the rural Minooka area on Friday to steer traffic away from Route 52. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch)

MINOOKA, IL — The Illinois State Police are handling a major crash involving a car and a semi-trailer Friday morning along Route 52 west of Shorewood at Grove Road. The car landed in the ditch, and the driver suffered life-threatening injuries.

A large section of Route 52 as well as Grove Road have been shut down by the Illinois State Police, working with the Kendall County Sheriff's Office, to keep semi-trailers and vehicles away from the site as they conduct their investigation.

According to the Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer semi-trailer and a Honda car crashed on Route 52 and Grove Road at 8:22 a.m. in rural Minooka. The female driver of the car was taken by a helicopter to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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