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Five Injured, Including Two Children, in Head-On Crash Near Harvard, Illinois

One injured child was flown to a Level I trauma center in serious condition.

Overview

  • The collision involved a sedan and an SUV that crashed head-on at Route 14 and Lembcke Road just after 4 p.m. Sunday.
  • Firefighters extricated the sedan’s adult male driver, who was transported to a hospital in serious condition.
  • Two adults from the SUV sustained moderate injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.
  • Officials reported that a child was ejected from a car seat, and a second child from the SUV was taken by ambulance with minor injuries.
  • A medical helicopter landed on Route 14 and the roadway was closed in both directions for nearly 90 minutes as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation.