A sheriff’s deputy and a prisoner were transported to the hospital after a Lake County sheriff’s squad car crashed into a utility pole, causing heavy damage near Woodstock Monday evening.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:59 p.m. Monday to the area of Charles Road and Timberline Trail in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a vehicle crash.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said fire crews arrived and located a single-vehicle crash on the north side of the roadway.
The crash involved a Lake County Sheriff’s Office squad car that had left the roadway and struck a large utility pole.
Fire crews reported heavy damage to the police car.
The sheriff’s deputy and a passenger were evaluated at the scene by paramedics, Vucha said. The passenger was reported to be a detainee.
Both of them were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, Vucha said.
Vucha said ComEd was requested to the scene to evaluate and coordinate repairs due to the extent of damage to the pole.
Charles Road was shut down in both directions during the incident.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.