A man was seriously injured and had to be flown to the hospital after an SUV failed to yield and crashed into his motorcycle in Crystal Lake Monday afternoon.
The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 2:27 p.m. Monday to the area of South Main Street and Heritage Drive for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Richard Neumann said officers arrived and found a crash involving a motorcycle and a car with injuries.
An initial investigation showed that an orange Hyundai Santa Fe was on Heritage Drive turning southbound onto Main Street.
The Hyundai struck the motorcycle as it traveled northbound on Main Street.
Neumann said the Hyundai was the at-fault vehicle as it failed to yield when it was turning left onto Main Street.
Fire crews arrived and reported finding the motorcyclist down on the ground.
A medical helicopter was initially placed on standby and then requested to respond to the incident.
An ambulance transported the motorcyclist to the LifeNet medical helicopter base at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry.
The victim was transferred from the ambulance to the helicopter, which flew the man to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Neumann said the victim suffered serious injuries. His current condition was not known.
The driver of the Hyundai did not suffer any injuries in the crash.
A portion of Main Street was shut down for approximately two hours while police investigated the scene.
The driver of the Hyundai, a 31-year-old Algonquin resident, was cited for failure to yield while turning left.
The crash remains under investigation by the Crystal Lake Police Department.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Crystal Lake Police Department at 815-356-3620.