Rollover Crash In Manhattan Critically Wounds Woman

MANHATTAN, IL - A 38-year-old woman was critically wounded Thursday night just before midnight in a single-car crash on U.S. Route 52 in Manhattan. Accident reconstruction teams closed the roadway for five hours between Banks Way and Smith Road as an investigation into the serious crash has begun.

Manhattan police responded to U.S. 52 and Smith Road at 11:54 p.m., when they found a car on its roof in a ditch near the Cubby Holes storage facility, Manhattan Police Chief Joseph Wazny said.

The woman, a resident of New Holland, Illinois, was extricated from the car after suffering significant injuries to the head and confusion, Wazny said. The crash pinned her inside the car.

"She was not able to tell us herself what happened," Wazny said. "She was in a significant amount of pain."

What led to the crash remains under investigation. New Lenox EMA and Manhattan EMA crews assisted in traffic control as the Will County Sheriff's Traffic Reconstruction Unit began looking into the accident overnight.

Results of the Will County investigation should be available in about a week. Wazny said.

The victim was initially taken to the intensive care unit at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox in critical condition and was expected to be moved to Loyola University Medical Center on Friday due to the nature of her injuries.

An update on her condition was not available as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Photo courtesy of the Manhattan Police Department