Crystal Lake Public Works Employee Hit By Car, Severely Injured
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A northwest suburban public works employee suffered "severe" injuries when he was struck by an SUV, and pinned between the vehicles and a construction trailer Friday morning.
Crystal Lake Police and Fire/Rescue personnel responded about 8:46 a.m. to a crash on Miller Road, just east of Golf Course Road, according to Crystal Lake police.
A Mitsubishi SUV was eastbound on Miller Road when it struck a City of Crystal Lake Public Works employee, who was finishing a roadway repair project, police said.
The employee, a man whose age was not known, was pinned in between the Mitsubishi and a construction trailer, police said.
He was airlifted from the scene to an area hospital suffering from severe injuries, police said.
The driver of the Mitsubishi, a woman whose age was not known, was transported by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries to a hospital.
McHenry County sheriff's deputies are investigating.
Police said no road closures were necessitated.
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