A man suffered serious injuries after he was ejected from a car into the opposite lanes of traffic during a crash with a semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth, police said.
The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 12:55 p.m. Friday to Interstate 94 south of Route 173 in Wadsworth for a vehicle crash with injuries.
An Illinois State Police spokesperson told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the crash involved two vehicles near the 3.25 mile marker.
A preliminary investigation showed a gray 2004 Honda Pilot was traveling eastbound on Interstate 94.
The Honda lost control and spun in front of a black 2016 Freightliner truck tractor, the spokesperson said.
The semi-truck struck the front end of the Honda and the Honda then hit the concrete median.
The backseat passenger of the Honda was ejected out of the back window.
The male passenger went over the median wall and landed in the westbound lanes, according to police radio traffic.
The male passenger and a second passenger in the Honda were both transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.
The ejected victim suffered serious injuries and the front-seat passenger suffered minor injuries, the spokesperson said.
Police said the drivers of the Honda and the semi-truck both refused medical attention.
The two left lanes of the eastbound and westbound lanes were blocked. All lanes were reopened by 1:55 p.m. Friday.
The driver of the Honda was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.