The sheriff says an SUV pulled out onto Route 12 in front of a motorcycle, causing a crash that ejected two riders, leaving one flown to the hospital with serious injuries, near Richmond.
The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the area of Stateline Tobacco, 11519 Route 12 in unincorporated Richmond, for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
A 911 caller reported two riders from a motorcycle were ejected after a crash, according to emergency radio traffic.
Both were reported to be down in the roadway. Mercyhealth MD-1, a mobile response physician, was also requested to the scene.
Fire crews arrived in minutes and found two victims injured from a motorcycle after a crash involving another vehicle, according to fire officials.
The crash occurred just south of the Illinois-Wisconsin stateline.
Bloomfield Genoa City Fire & Rescue in Wisconsin was requested to the scene with an ambulance.
Fire officials said one of the injured victims was a female in her 60s, who was the passenger on the motorcycle.
A medical evaluation determined that a medical helicopter was needed for her transport to the hospital.
An ambulance transported her to the Richmond Township Fire Protection District station on Hunter Drive in Richmond where a landing zone was established, fire officials said.
A LifeNet medical helicopter landed and the ambulance transferred the woman to the flight crew.
The helicopter flew her to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, which is a Level 1 trauma center.
She suffered serious injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening, fire officials said.
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Communication Specialist Emily Matusek-Baker said that victim was a 64-year-old Wisconsin woman.
Bloomfield Genoa City Fire & Rescue treated and transported the male motorcycle driver to a hospital in Wisconsin in good condition.
Matusek-Baker said the male was identified as a 51-year-old from Wisconsin. He was transported to Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn.
An investigation showed a car was traveling southbound on Route 12 and began making a right turn into a private drive.
A 2015 Ford Expedition, which was waiting to exit the private drive, pulled out onto Route 12.
The two victims were on the motorcycle, which was behind the non-involved car that turned off onto the privaste drive, and collided with the Ford in the southbound lane.
Both riders were ejected but their injuries were believed to be non-life-threatening.
The Twin Lakes Fire Department and Rescue Squad provided an ambulance for station coverage at Richmond’s fire station.
“The Richmond Township Fire Protection District reminds all motorists to be aware of all vehicles on a roadway, especially motorcycles, and asks that motorcyclists wear a helmet when riding,” the fire district said.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office shut down Route 12 from Commercial Street to the Illinois-Wisconsin state line for over four hours until 8 p.m. Sunday during the investigation.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit responded to the scene and the Richmond Police Department assisted.
No charges or citations have been announced as the crash remains under investigation.