Crime & Safety

1 Critically Injured In Dirt Bike Crash

The collision happened Sunday evening near Woodstock.

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The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the collision, which happened Sunday evening.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the collision, which happened Sunday evening. (Courtesy of Woodsotck Fire/Rescue District)

WOODSTOCK, IL — A person was flown to the hospital Sunday evening with life-threatening injuries after his dirt bike crashed near Woodstock, authorities said.

The collision occurred at about 5:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Rose Farm Road. First responders found the male in a field about 400 yards from Rose Farm Road with "various life-threatening injuries," according to a news release from the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.

The person was taken by helicopter to Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside in Rockford, according to the news release.

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The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.

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