Overview

• The van carrying the Mexican band La Picosa collided with a utility pole on Illinois Route 31 at Prime Parkway around 7:20 p.m. Saturday
• First responders from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District arrived within six minutes and triaged fourteen injured occupants despite arcing power lines at the scene
• Eight people were transported to hospitals by ambulance, one was airlifted, and five others declined medical treatment
• The crash severed power lines, leaving over 2,000 ComEd customers without electricity until crews completed repairs by Sunday morning
• The McHenry Police Department is investigating the incident and preliminary findings indicate the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel