5 teenagers seriously injured in Kane County high-speed crash: sheriff
HAMPSHIRE TOWNSHIP, Ill. - Five teens were seriously injured and two of them were air lifted to hospitals following a crash Saturday morning in Hampshire Township, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say a 2019 Honda HR-V was heading east on Dietrich Road West of Brier Hill Road at a high rate of speed just before 3 a.m. when it went off the road and struck a tree.
There were five teenagers in the car including a 16-year-old Arlington Heights girl who was driving.
The driver was air lifted by LifeNet Helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with life-threatening injuries.
The 15-year-old front passenger, also from Arlington Heights, was initially transported to Northwest Huntley Hospital and then airlifted to Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago with life-threatening injuries.
SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 ON YOUTUBE
A 15-year-old girl from Huntley who was sitting in the backseat was initially transported to Sherman Hospital and then transferred to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A 16-year-old Huntley girl who was also in the back was initially transported to Sherman Hospital and then taken Advocate Lutheran General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Another 15-year-old Elk Grove Village girl was initially transported to Northwest Huntley Hospital and then taken to Comers Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Deputies say it is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash, and no citations have been issued. It is also unknown what caused the car to go off the road.