An elderly woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was found unresponsive following a vehicle crash that completely shut down an intersection in Fox Lake Friday morning.
The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:17 a.m. Friday to the area of East Grand Avenue and Rollins Road in Fox Lake for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Fox Lake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Larry Van Hoorelbeke said fire crews arrived and found two vehicles involved with moderate to heavy damage.
One car, a Lexus SUV, was found in the intersection and the second car, a Chrysler Town and Country minivan, was found off the roadway into a group of trees.
The driver of the Chrysler appeared to have suffered a medical emergency that caused her to rear-end the Lexus and drive off the road, Van Hoorelbeke said.
A 78-year-old woman was found driving the Chrysler and was unconscious and not breathing.
She was removed from the car and lifesaving measures, including CPR, were performed on her, Van Hoorelbeke said.
Paramedics quickly transported her to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry in critical condition. An update on her condition was not known.
Van Hoorelbeke said the woman was the sole occupant of the Chrysler. Two juveniles were inside the Lexus.
The two juveniles were evaluated by paramedics and released at the scene to their parents who arrived.
Police completely shut down the intersection and the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT), which consists of investigators from police departments throughout the county, was activated to respond.
Rollins Road and Grand Avenue were both reopened by around 10:45 a.m. following the investigation.