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Juvenile driver charged after fleeing from crash into house that injured 3, left residents homeless in Algonquin

A 15-year-old driver who fled has been arrested and charged after crashing a car into a house, causing extensive damage, leaving residents homeless and injuring three in Algonquin Friday evening. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District responded around 9:54 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Boyer Road and Williamsburg Drive for a vehicle crash […]

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Child, resident both transported to hospital after car crashes into house and driver flees scene in Algonquin

A resident and a juvenile girl were both transported to the hospital after a car crashed into a house, causing extensive damage that left residents homeless, with the driver fleeing the scene in Algonquin. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District responded around 9:54 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Boyer Road and Williamsburg Drive […]

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Driver arrested, charged with DUI after SUV crashes into home, injuring occupant and displacing residents in Johnsburg

Police have charged a driver with being intoxicated after an SUV crashed into a house, sending two to the hospital, causing significant damage and leaving residents homeless in Johnsburg. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Johnsburg Police Department responded around 8:19 a.m. Thursday to the 2500 block of West Johnsburg Road in Johnsburg for […]

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Driver, resident hospitalized after SUV crashes into house and causes significant damage in Johnsburg

A driver and a resident were both hospitalized after an SUV crashed into the front of a house, causing significant damage and leaving residents homeless, in Johnsburg on New Year’s Day. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Johnsburg Police Department responded around 8:19 a.m. Thursday to the 2500 block of West Johnsburg Road in […]

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Police arrest driver after crashing van into several cars, occupied house in Round Lake Beach

Police arrested a driver after he crashed his van into multiple parked cars and then collided into a house, which was occupied, in Round Lake Beach, officials said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:09 p.m. last Sunday to the 1500 block of Ridgeway Avenue in Round […]

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4 years in prison for DUI driver who crashed into house, killing friend, near Lake Villa on Christmas Eve

A Round Lake Beach man has been sentenced to four years in prison for driving over three times the legal limit and causing a Christmas Eve crash near Lake Villa that resulted in the death of his friend. Marcos Corona-Vargas, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated driving under the influence resulting in […]

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Driver flown to hospital in critical condition after two-vehicle crash results in car striking house near Marengo

A driver was flown to the hospital in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured a second driver and resulted in a car striking a house near Marengo Wednesday morning. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:46 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Route 23 and River […]

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Driver arrested after truck rolls over, crashes into occupied house and catches on fire in McHenry

Authorities say a driver was arrested and hospitalized after recklessly rolling his truck over into an occupied house, causing the vehicle and house to catch on fire, in McHenry early Wednesday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:18 a.m. Wednesday to the 900 block of Center Street for […]