A driver was treated by paramedics after crashing their SUV into a house, causing nearly $100,000 in damage in Lakewood early Friday morning, authorities said.
The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Lakewood Police Department responded around 4:25 a.m. Friday to the area of Melrose Lane and Lake Avenue in Lakewood for a vehicle crash with possible injuries.
Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Brian Tamason said crews arrived and found a vehicle had crashed into a single-family home in the 300 block of Melrose Lane.
The small SUV collided through the northeast corner of the attached two-car garage.
Firefighters investigated and found that no occupants or pets were injured inside the residence, Tamason said.
The driver of the vehicle was treated by paramedics and released at the scene without requiring hospitalization.
Tamason said there was estimated to be $50,000 in structural damage and $40,000 in contents damage.
The damage was isolated to the garage but it is unknown whether the home remains habitable or if utilities were disconnected temporarily.
The McHenry County Building Department and a restoration company were requested to the scene, Tamason said.
The vehicle was removed from the residence by a tow company in coordination with the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Building Department and the restoration company.
The restoration company stabilized, shored and secured the damaged garage, Tamason said.
Firefighters cleared the scene and turned the residence back over to the homeowner.
The car appeared to have been turning left onto Melrose Lane from Lake Avenue when it failed to make the sharp turn and drove across the lawn into the home.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the Lakewood Police Department.