Illinois 5-car crash leaves 1 dead, 3 others hospitalized

MCHENRY CO., Ill. - A five-car crash left a woman dead and three others hospitalized in northwest suburban McHenry County on Saturday afternoon.

The crash happened at the intersection of Route 47 and Foster Road, according to the Huntley Fire Protection District.

What we know:

Crews responded around 4:30 p.m. to find the multi-car crash.

Two of the cars collided head-on, and two people were reported to be trapped in one of them. Firefighters got to them and were able to treat them on scene.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said a Honda CR-V and a Hyundai Veloster were slowing or had stopped behind another car in the southbound lane on Route 47, north of Foster Road.

A Toyota Tacoma traveling southbound on Route 47 hit the rear of the Honda, causing that car to hit the Hyundai. The Toyota then entered the northbound lane of Route 47 due to the crash and hit a Kia Niro and a Mitsubishi Outlander head on.

A total of 10 people were involved in the crash.

A 55-year-old Pinegree Grove woman was taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital. She was pronounced dead Tuesday. The Lake County Coroner's Office identified her as Araceli Almarada-Mondragon.

A 27-year-old Pingree Grove woman was taken to Northwestern Huntley in serious condition.

Two patients, a 35-year-old man and 2-year-old boy, were taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin with minor injuries.

Six patients were released by paramedics into their own care, officials said.

Multiple other fire agencies assisted in the response, including from Woodstock, Algonquin, Carpentersville, and Rutland Dundee.

What we don't know:

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

It was unclear exactly what caused the crash.