A man was flown to the hospital after suffering a serious injury when he crashed a dirt bike on a residential property near Woodstock Saturday evening, fire officials said.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of North Fleming Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a crash with injuries.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said a dirt bike crashed on private property.
Fire crews arrived and located an adult male suffering from a serious lower-extremity injury, Vucha said.
The severity of the injury required transport to a Level 1 trauma center.
Vucha said a medical helicopter was requested and met the ambulance at the helipad at Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital.
The victim was transferred to the flight crew and airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for further treatment.
Vucha said the victim’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Fire department radio traffic indicated the man suffered a broken femur.
No other injuries were reported during the incident. No further information was released.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding the crash.