The sheriff’s office says alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in a rollover crash that left two women in their 20s critically injured near Woodstock Wednesday.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Dean Street and Gayle Drive in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a vehicle crash with entrapment.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said initial reports indicated a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection with one occupant trapped and a second victim ejected from the car.
Firefighters arrived on the scene in under five minutes and found a single-vehicle rollover crash with heavy damage.
One victim was on the ground receiving CPR from a bystander while the second victim was still trapped in the vehicle, Vucha said.
Paramedics quickly began lifesaving measures on the adult female who was ejected.
Vucha said crews were able to successfully resuscitate the pulseless patient who was receiving CPR.
Firefighters simultaneously extricated an adult female from the heavily damaged vehicle.
The woman had been extricated and was transferred to an awaiting ambulance within seven minutes.
Both women suffered life-threatening injuries and two medical helicopters were requested, Vucha said.
A LifeNet helicopter landed at the scene and airlifted one of the women to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The second victim was transported by ambulance to the helipad at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital.
That woman was airlifted by a REACT helicopter to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Both women, who are Woodstock residents ages 22 and 29, were listed in critical condition when they were transported, Vucha and the sheriff’s office said. No other injuries were reported.
The sheriff’s office said a preliminary investigation showed that the 2003 Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound on Dean Street.
The Toyota exited the left side of the roadway north of the intersection and re-entered the roadway before crossing over into the northbound lane of travel.
The Toyota exited the roadway to the west and crossed over Gayle Drive as it continued southbound.
The vehicle entered a yard at the southwest corner of the intersection, rolled over, struck a tree and came to rest on its roof.
The driver was wearing her seatbelt while the passenger was not, the sheriff’s office said, adding that alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the crash.
Dean Street between Route 176 and Lucas Road was shut down Wednesday afternoon for the investigation.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.