A Minnesota woman has died due to the injuries she received in a crash on snowy roads near Union Sunday morning, authorities said.
The 89-year-old woman from Woodbury, Minnesota, was pronounced deceased following the two-vehicle crash in the 17100 block of Illinois Route 176 near Union, McHenry County Sheriff Officials said in a news release early Monday.
The preliminary investigation shows a 2007 Kia Sportage, driven by a 40-year-old Marengo man, traveling eastbound on Illinois Route 176 crashed head-on with a 2016 Mazda CX-5, driven by a 64-year-old Crystal Lake man.
The westbound-traveling Mazda and the Kia collided at about 9:25 a.m. Sunday, McHenry County Sheriff officials said.
According to the release, one person was pronounced dead and four were injured as a result of the crash.
The 89-year-old woman, a passenger in the Mazda, was taken to Northwestern Hospital Huntley where she was later pronounced dead, officials said in the release.
The 64-year-old driver of the Mazda was transported to Northwestern Hospital Huntley in critical condition.
A 64-year-old Crystal Lake woman, a passenger in the Mazda, was transported to Northwestern Hospital McHenry in stable condition.
A 17-year-old Marengo juvenile passenger in the Kia was transported to Mercyhealth Hospital Crystal Lake in good condition, while a 37-year-old Marengo man was transported to Northwestern Hospital Huntley in good condition.
The driver of the Kia refused treatment at the scene, authorities said.
Weather is believed to have been a factor in the crash, officials said in the release.
All but one of the victims were seat-belted when the crash occurred, officials said.
The crash investigation remains ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.
Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said in a release Sunday that firefighters called to the scene found the two-vehicle crash with heavy damage and multiple patients along Route 176, approximately half a mile east of the intersection, Vucha said.
Road conditions at the time were covered in snow, with whiteout conditions present.
Vucha also said crews enroute to the crash were informed a bystander was giving CPR to one of the individuals involved.
Due to the number and severity of injuries, the call was upgraded through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) for additional ambulances, Vucha said.
A medical helicopter was initially requested, but the unit was unable to respond due to weather conditions, Vucha said.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Police Department, and rescue departments from Harvard, Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Huntley, Union, and Marengo assisted at the scene.