A male motorcyclist transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash with a minivan at the intersection of Route 176 and Dean Street died after arriving at the hospital, authorities said.
The cause of the crash at 2:22 p.m. in Lakewood has not been released and remains under investigation by Lakewood Police Department and the McHenry County Sheriff Office’s Major Crash Investigation Team, authorities said.
Lakewood Police said in a news release they were dispatched to Rt. 176 and Dean Street due to the crash involving a motorcycle and minivan, authorities said.
The male driver and female passenger of the motorcycle were unconscious in the roadway when Lakewood Police, Woodstock Fire/Rescue Department and the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department arrived on the scene, authorities said.
CPR was being performed by a bystander on the male motorcyclist, authorities said.
The male motorcyclist was transported from the scene to Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital where he later died, authorities said. Â
The female motorcycle passenger was airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in critical condition Saturday night, authorities said. Her condition is unknown at this time.
The driver of the minivan was transported to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. His condition is also unknown at this time.
The roadway was closed in both directions by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois Department of Transportation, authorities said.
The roadway was re-opened at 6:20 p.m. Saturday.
Names of the people involved in the crash are not being released at this time because family members have not been notified and the investigation is not complete, authorities said.
This is the third fatal crash in the area in the last week.
Alcohol and speed are said to be factors in a crash that killed Belen Estrada, 29, at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near Dean Street and Gayle Drive in unincorporated Woodstock.
Fabian Velazquez, 25, of Woodstock, died in a fatal crash at the intersection of routes 47 and 176 in Lakewood after firing a gun in a Woodstock home and losing control of his vehicle while running from police.
The cause of Saturday’s crash remains unknown at this time, authorities said.