Police say a driver suffered a medical emergency before crashing his car completely into a house in Lake in the Hills Wednesday afternoon, leaving him injured.
The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 2:22 p.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Ridge Court in Lake in the Hills for a report of a vehicle crash.
Firefighters arrived to find a single passenger vehicle that had crashed into the side of a brick residence, fire officials said.
The vehicle’s driver and sole occupant, an adult male, had exited the vehicle before firefighters arrived.
Paramedics assessed the man and transported him to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with minor injuries.
The residents were home at the time of the crash but were uninjured, fire officials said.
Lake in the Hills Police Department Public Information Officer Amanda Johnson said the gray Infiniti sedan drove off the roadway and struck the rear side of the home.
Johnson said the driver’s injuries were non-life-threatening and he is believed to have suffered a medical emergency, causing the crash.
Firefighters remained on the scene to oversee the prolonged removal of the vehicle from the home.
Crews worked in coordination with the Lake in the Hills Police Department, the village’s building and zoning department and the tow company.
A board-up company was requested to secure the damaged area of the home until permanent repairs could be made.
Johnson said that drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be contributing factors in the crash.
Citations are pending the crash investigation, Johnson added.