An 18-year-old skateboarder was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle, whose driver has since been taken into custody, near Huntley.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 6:44 p.m. Satuday to the 14900 block of Harmony Road in unincorporated Huntley for a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
Emergency crews arrived and found a victim down on the ground along Harmony Road west of Briar Hill Road.
A preliminary investigation showed that an 18-year-old Marengo man was riding a skateboard, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s officials said the man was along or near the white edge line of the eastbound lane of travel.
A dark-colored SUV struck him and the vehicle fled the scene after the collision.
An ambulance transported the victim to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley where a LifeNet medical helicopter landed.
The victim was transferred to the flight crew and airlifted to Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital — Riverside in Rockford where he was listed in serious but stable condition, sheriff’s officials said.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
The Major Crash Investigation Unit identified the suspect vehicle as a 2019 Toyota Highlander.
The development led to the arrest of Issac D. Keating, 35, of Marengo, in connection with the crash, sheriff’s officials said.
Keating was charged with failure to report a crash involving personal injury, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in personal injury and failure to provide aid.
The crash remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit.