Crime & Safety
2nd Person Dies Days After McHenry County Crash
A Marengo woman died following the crash near Marengo and now an Elgin man has died as well.
An Elgin man has died following a two-vehicle crash that left a Marengo woman dead and another woman in critical condition near Marengo on Wednesday.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Police Department, Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Woodstock Fire Protection District and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 4:54 p.m. Wednesday to Route 23 and Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a vehicle crash.
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Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts Communications Specialist Alex Vucha said first responders arrived and found two heavily damaged vehicles with three victims trapped inside the cars.
A preliminary investigation shows that a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro was traveling northbound on Route 23. A 2012 Honda Civic was traveling westbound on Coral Road.
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The two vehicles crashed in the northeast portion of the intersection of Route 23 and Coral Rd, which is equipped with a four-way stoplight, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver of the Camaro, a 51-year-old Marengo woman, was the only occupant in her vehicle.
She was transported by ambulance to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley and later flown by helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge where she died from her injuries.
A serious two-vehicle crash at Route 23 and Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo left two people dead and another victim in critical condition Wednesday afternoon. | Photo: MFRD
The driver of the Honda, a 26-year-old Rockford woman, and her passenger, a 34-year-old Elgin man, were both extricated from their vehicle by firefighters, the sheriff’s office said.
The two were flown by medical helicopter to Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford with life-threatening injuries.
On Friday, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the 34-year-old Elgin man also died from his injuries.
Seatbelts were not worn by any of the occupants in either vehicle, the sheriff’s office said. Drugs are believed to be a contributing factor.
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The investigation is ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.
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