3 days ago
3 killed, 1 seriously hurt in 3 crashes in 12 hours in McHenry County, Illinois
Three people were killed – including an 11-year-old child – and one person was seriously injured in three separate crashes in a span of about 12 hours in McHenry County, Illinois.
Around 6:40 p.m. Monday, McHenry County Sheriff's deputies and several local fire departments responded to a crash at the intersection of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Deerpass Road in unincorporated Marengo.
Sheriff's officials said a 2016 Ford Transit Van was headed north on Deerpass Road, when the driver ran a stop sign at Kishwaukee Valley Road, and hit a 2012 Audi Q5 SUV.
A 29-year-old man from Wonder Lake who was driving the Audi was seriously injured, and an 11-year-old child in the Audi was killed.
Sheriff's officials said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday, a 2011 Dodge Ram was headed east on Kishwaukee Valley Road near Hughes Road in unincorporated Woodstock, when it crossed into oncoming traffic, and hit a westbound 2023 Mack semi-trailer truck.
The driver of the Dodge, 50-year-old Donald Markham, of Belvidere, was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver was not injured.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, a 1997 GMC Sierra was headed east on Hebron Road east of U.S. Route 13 in unincorporated Harvard, when the SUV left the road and hit a utility pole, then flipped onto its roof, according to the sheriff's office.
The driver, 35-year-old Omar Estrada-Escobar, of Harvard, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the McHenry County Coroner's office.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
