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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Man seriously injured after crash pinned him inside car: authorities
The Brief A man was extricated from his SUV after colliding with a semi-truck at Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard, Ill. Reports indicated that an SUV had collided with a semi-truck and the adult male driver of the SUV was trapped inside the car. The SUV driver was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries; police are still investigating the incident. HARVARD, Ill. - A man was extricated from his SUV after colliding with a semi-truck at Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard, Ill. What we know The Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported crash on June 1 at 2:37 p.m. Reports indicated that an SUV had collided with a semi-truck and the adult male driver of the SUV was trapped inside the car. The SUV had gone off the road and into a wooded area. Firefighters freed the patient from the vehicle in under 10 minutes. They also requested additional help from Mercyhealth MD-1, a medical helicopter, and an engine from the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District. The SUV driver was airlifted to Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside in Rockford with serious injuries. The female driver of the semi-truck reported no injuries. The road remained closed in both directions for approximately two hours. What we don't know The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Man seriously injured after SUV collides with semi-truck near Harvard
HARVARD, Ill. — A two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and a semi-truck in Harvard sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries Sunday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to the area of Route 173 and Crowley Road for a reported crash with entrapment just after 2:30 p.m. While crews were en route, multiple 911 callers reported that an SUV had collided with a semi-truck and that the adult male driver of the SUV was trapped inside. Officials say one of the vehicles had left the roadway and came to rest in a wooded area. Firefighters freed the driver of the SUV from the vehicle in under 10 minutes. The driver of the SUV was airlifted to Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside in Rockford with serious injuries. The female driver of the semi-truck was not injured. Route 173 remained closed in both directions for about two hours as emergency crews worked on the scene. The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the events leading up to the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
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Crash leaves man seriously injured near Harvard, Illinois
A man was seriously injured in a crash near Harvard, Illinois, northwest of Chicago Sunday afternoon. At 2:37 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District was called to Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard for a crash with entrapment. Harvard Fire Protection District A sport-utility vehicle collided with a semi-trailer truck from Walmart, and the man driving the SUV was pinned inside. First responders found the SUV in the crash had left the roadway and had come to rest in a wooded area, the fire protection district said. Firefighters extricated the driver and called for help from a medical helicopter and another fire protection district. Harvard Fire Protection District Harvard Fire Protection District The man was extricated from the SUV in less than 10 minutes and transferred to the medical helicopter. He was taken to Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside in Rockford with serious injuries. Harvard Fire Protection District Harvard Fire Protection District The woman driving the truck was not injured. The roadway was closed for about two hours after the crash. The McHenry County Sheriff's office is investigating.
