2 teens killed, 1 injured in crash in McHenry, Illinois
Police said an Audi was driving south on Richmond Road when it collided with a black Nissan at the intersection of Richmond and McCullom Lake roads around 12:30 a.m. The cars also hit an unoccupied and parked Toyota Echo in the 1800 Block of Richmond Road.
The 18-year-old man driving the Audi was taken to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with serious injuries.
The two occupants in the Nissan, a 19-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were both pronounced dead at the scene by the McHenry County Coroner's Office.
Route 31 is closed between Blake Boulevard and First Avenue. Kris Habermehl recommends commuters use Riverside Drive.
McHenry police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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