Man Ejected, Critically Injured In McHenry County Crash: Officials

UNION, IL — A man was critically injured after he was reportedly ejected from a pickup truck during a two-vehicle crash Monday morning near Union, fire officials said.

Emergency crews from the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Union Fire Protection District responded to the intersection of East Coral Road and South Union Road in unincorporated Union at about 9:28 a.m. Monday for a report of a crash with entrapment, according to a news release from the fire protection districts.

When firefighters arrived, they found two heavily damage they found two heavily damaged pickup trucks, including one that had overturned while towing a flatbed trailer, according to fire officials. A utility pole was also damaged in the collision.

A man was found in a nearby field about 30 feet from the vehicles and is believed to have been ejected during the rollover, authorities said.

Due to the severity of his injuries, a medical helicopter was called to the scene. The man was airlifted to Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside in Rockford in critical condition.

A teenage passenger in the overturned pickup truck and the teenage driver of the second pickup truck were also injured. Both were evaluated by paramedics at the scene and taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, fire officials said.

ComEd crews were called to shut off power near the damaged utility pole so emergency personnel could safely continue their work.

East Coral Road and South Union Road were closed in all directions for several hours following the collision.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash. Authorities have not released details about what caused the collision or whether speed or other factors played a role.