An alleged intoxicated driver has been charged after he crashed his truck into a home, vehicles and a tree in Wonder Lake and had to be flown to the hospital.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:15 p.m. Sunday to the 7100 block of Barnard Mill Road in Wonder Lake for a vehicle crash with injuries.
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Porfirio Campos-Cruz said a blue Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northwest on Barnard Mill Road.
The Chevrolet traveled off of the roadway for unknown reasons after failing to negotiate a turn.
Wonder Lake Fire Chief Mike Weber said the Chevrolet hit a sign, a house, a parked car and a parked motorcycle.
The Chevrolet drove through a field and hit a tree before coming to a rest.
Campos-Cruz said there was significant damage to the house and motorcycle. The parked car sustained minor damage.
Weber said the driver of the Chevrolet was flown by a LifeNet medical helicopter to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in critical but stable condition.
The injuries were not life-threatening, Campos-Cruz said.
No one was injured in the house or yard where the crash took place.
The house was uninhabitable after the crash, Weber said.
Margaret Thomas said she owns the house and was thankful she was not harmed.
“This is my house and my husband’s. Thankful we are not harmed. House is damaged. Motorcycle totaled,” she said. “My car was damaged. Lucky my daughter was not in her room or it would have ended different.”
Campos-Cruz said Thursday that the driver was charged with driving under the influence and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
The driver, James Lonberg, 29, of Wonder Lake, is scheduled to appear in court on June 28.
Court documents say Lonberg had a blood alcohol content of .177, which is over twice the legal limit, and had an odor of alcohol along with bloodshot and glassy eyes.