Woman, 74, critically injured after crashing into several trees in Old Mill Creek
OLD MILL CREEK, Ill. (CBS) – A woman is in critical condition after her car crashed into a ditch in far north suburban Old Mill Creek on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said, around 2:40 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a traffic crash with injuries in the area of Route 45 and Kelly Road.
Upon arrival, they located a Toyota Rav4 that struck several trees.
Initial reports say the Toyota, driven by a 74-year-old woman from unincorporated Lake Villa, was traveling south on Route 45.
Witnesses reported the driver appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed when, for an unknown reason, crossed into the northbound lanes of traffic and drove off the roadway, into the ditch line on the east side of the roadway, the sheriff's office said.
The woman was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with critical injuries.
The crash is being investigated by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.