A young boy remains in critical condition after he suffered severe injuries when a juvenile driving a golf cart ran him over near Marengo, the sheriff’s office said.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 9:55 a.m. Saturday to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, 19608 Harmony Road in unincorporated Marengo.
The sheriff’s office said on Monday that a preliminary investigation shows a motorized golf cart was being operated on private property.
The golf cart was driven by a juvenile female and had three juvenile passengers when it hit a boy.
Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said the juvenile was reported to have been run over by the golf cart.
Crews arrived and located the child at the RV office suffering from a serious head injury, Vucha said.
The child is approximately three years old, according to fire department radio traffic.
A LifeNet medical helicopter was requested to the scene but they were unavailable due to inclement weather.
The child was quickly transported by ambulance to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.
Vucha said the juvenile suffered life-threatening injuries.
The victim was later flown to the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said.
The juveniles riding the golf cart were uninjured.
Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the crash, the sheriff’s office said.
The McHenry County Sheriffโs Office Major Crash Investigation Unit conducted an accident investigation at the scene.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.