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Man seriously injured after crash pinned him inside car: authorities

By Lauren Westphal
Published  June 1, 2025 7:45pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A man was extricated from his SUV after colliding with a semi-truck at Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard, Ill.
    • Reports indicated that an SUV had collided with a semi-truck and the adult male driver of the SUV was trapped inside the car.
    • The SUV driver was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries; police are still investigating the incident.

HARVARD, Ill. - A man was extricated from his SUV after colliding with a semi-truck at Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard, Ill.

What we know:

The Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported crash on June 1 at 2:37 p.m. Reports indicated that an SUV had collided with a semi-truck and the adult male driver of the SUV was trapped inside the car.

The SUV had gone off the road and into a wooded area. Firefighters freed the patient from the vehicle in under 10 minutes. They also requested additional help from Mercyhealth MD-1, a medical helicopter, and an engine from the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District.

The SUV driver was airlifted to Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside in Rockford with serious injuries. 

The female driver of the semi-truck reported no injuries.

The road remained closed in both directions for approximately two hours. 

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  (Harvard Fire Protection District)

What we don't know:

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances of the crash.

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