More Details Released In Triple Fatality Near Woodstock

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Speed and reckless driving are believed to be factors in a three-vehicle crash near Woodstock that left three dead, and a child seriously injured, authorities said.

The collision happened when a 2021 Dodge Challenger Hellcat was headed west on Davis Road west of Dean Street in unincorporated Woodstock at about noon on Sunday and attempted to pass a 2021 Jeep Wrangler in a posted no-passing zone, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

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The Hellcat hit an eastbound 2022 Volvo XC 90 at the top of a hill crest, and the Volvo went off the roadway to the south. The Hellcat spun around while heading west and then went off the road to the north and caught fire, police said.

The Jeep was hit by debris but was able to pass the crash without any direct impact from other vehicles, according to the news release.

Two people inside the Hellcat died at the scene and have not yet been positively identified, police said Monday. The driver of the Volvo, a 47-year-old Woodstock woman, died at the scene, and a juvenile passenger in her car was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in serious condition.

The driver and passenger in the Jeep were not injured and did not require medical treatment.

Speed and reckless driving by the Hellcat driver are believed to be contributing factors to the crash. Police said alcoholic beverage containers were found at the scene, but it is unknown if they are contributing factors at this time.

The passengers of the Volvo were both wearing seatbelts and airbags did deploy.

The investigation continues by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.