Car Splits In Two During Algonquin Road Crash

HUNTLEY, IL – The impact from a single-vehicle crash over the weekend on Algonquin Road caused a car to split into two and sent the 35-year-old male driver to an area hospital with serious injuries, authorities told the Daily Herald. The crash occurred at the northwest corner of Algonquin and Haligus roads at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when the car collided with a traffic control signal. A preliminary investigation shows the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash, according to the Daily Herald.

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On Monday, authorities were investigating the cause of the collision and also trying to determine how the car, a 2009 Audi, ended up splitting in two, according to the article. The driver's condition as of Monday was not known, police said.

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