A driver suffered severe injuries in a two-vehicle crash that caused heavy damage and injured a second driver, as well as a pet bird, on Route 12 in Wauconda Tuesday afternoon.
The Wauconda Fire District, Wauconda Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 12 and West Ivanhoe Road in Wauconda for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Wauconda Fire District Lt. Matthew Savage said a passerby called 911 to report the crash and said there was CPR in progress on a victim.
Fire crews arrived and found an injured driver who was conscious with no CPR in progress.
The driver was lying in the grass and surrounded by bystanders, Savage said. She was not ejected from the vehicle.
Two vehicles, a blue Honda sedan and a Hyundai Tucson, were involved in the crash.
One of the vehicles sustained moderate to heavy damage and the other sustained heavy damage.
Both adult drivers were transported to area hospitals. One of them suffered severe injuries and the other was walking around and suffered minor injuries, Savage said.
The drivers were the sole occupants of their vehicles.
Wauconda Police Department Public Information Officer Heather Cognac said one vehicle was traveling northbound on Route 12 at Ivanhoe Road.
The other was traveling southbound on Route 12 and was struck by the other vehicle, which attempted to turn left onto Ivanhoe Road in front of it while the driver, who is not from the area, was following GPS directions, Cognac said.
The Honda sedan came to rest off the roadway in a grassy area and the Hyundai came to rest in the southbound lanes of Route 12 near the outside shoulder.
Savage said a pet African grey bird that was in the SUV suffered scratches and was transported to the Wauconda Fire Department.
A family member was notified and came to pick it up and transport it to the veterinarian for evaluation.
The outside southbound lane of Route 12 was temporarily shut down during the incident, Savage said.
It is unknown whether any citations were issued.