Crime & Safety
Man, 81, Injured In Rollover Crash In McHenry County
Firefighters had to extricate the man after he became trapped in the vehicle following the collision near Hebron on Sunday.
An 81-year-old man was hospitalized after firefighters had to extricate him from his vehicle following a two-vehicle rollover crash near Hebron on Sunday.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday to the intersection of Route 47 and O’Brien Road in unincorporated Hebron for a vehicle crash with injuries.
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McHenry County Sheriff Spokesman Tim Creighton said an investigation showed that a black 2012 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling southbound on Route 47.
Meanwhile, a blue 2012 Chevrolet Spark, driven by an 81-year-old Rockford man, was traveling westbound on O’Brien Road.
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Creighton said that the 81-year-old man failed to yield and proceeded westbound through the intersection.
That caused the Chevrolet Suburban, driven by a 71-year-old man from Wisconsin, to hit the Chevrolet Spark.
The Chevrolet Spark rolled over onto its passenger side and the Chevrolet Suburban came to a rest in the field to the east.
The driver of the Chevrolet Spark had to be extricated from his vehicle and was transported to Mercy Harvard Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Creighton said.
The driver of the Chevrolet Suburban and his 75-year-old female passenger were both treated and released at the scene.
Creighton said that the driver of the Chevrolet Spark was issued a citation for failure to yield at intersection. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash.
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