An 18-year-old driver has been cited after he suffered serious injuries and was flown to the hospital following a crash with a semi-truck on Route 120 in Woodstock.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 12:03 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 120 and North Queen Anne Road for a report of a vehicle crash with entrapment.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said first responders arrived within minutes.
They found a T-bone style collision involving a semi-truck and a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu.
The semi-truck, which was hauling machinery, sustained minor damage.
Vucha said the impact caused moderate intrusion into the driver’s side of the Chevrolet, trapping the adult male driver.
The seriously injured driver was extricated within 10 minutes and transferred to an awaiting ambulance.
He was transported to the helipad at Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital where a LifeNet medical helicopter landed, Vucha said.
The man was then airlifted to a Level 1 trauma center for further treatment.
Vucha said the driver of the semi-truck declined medical treatment at the scene.
Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said Monday that officers cited the driver of the sedan, identified as Aaron Y. Basilio, 18, of McHenry, for failure to yield at a stop intersection.
Basilio is scheduled to appear in court on May 16 for a plea hearing.
Court records show Basilio was cited by Crystal Lake police on May 20, just seven days before the crash, for improper turn at an intersection.
He pleaded guilty to the charge earlier in the day just before the crash occurred and was sentenced to 120 days of supervision and traffic safety school.