Woman Killed, 3 Seriously Injured In Crash

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL —A Marengo woman is dead and three others, including a 4-year-old boy, seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash that happened Wednesday night near Woodstock.

The collision occurred on Route 176 west of Sunnyside Road in unincorporated Woodstock at about 8:15 p.m., when a 2019 Dodge Challenger, driven by a 44-year-old Marengo man, crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2016 Mazda 6.

Neither the passenger in the Dodge, the 44-year-old Marengo woman, nor the driver, a 44-year-old Marengo man, were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The woman was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The 44-year-old Marengo man was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in serious condition.

The driver of the Mazda 6, a 27-year-old Union woman, and a passenger in her car, the 4-year-old boy, were taken by ambulance to Northwestern Medical Center in Woodstock. The boy was later transported to Lurie's Children's Hospital in Chicago with serious injuries.

A dog inside the Mazda also died, and another dog was taken to an emergency veterinarian for observation.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.