Kishwaukee Valley Road Crash

A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department:

Sheriff’s Office Investigates a Two Vehicle Traffic Crash

Two drivers, Roberto Rivas, 59 of Garden Prairie, and Elijah Drake, 18, of Belvidere, remain in critical condition Monday morning after a two vehicle crash that occurred Saturday at 2:36 p.m., in the 17200 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road, unincorporated Woodstock, Illinois.

Kiweahwaukee Valley Road, 17200 blockPreliminary investigation indicated that the 18-year-old’s 2006 Volkswagen Passat was traveling eastbound on Kishwaukee Valley Road at 2:36 p.m. when it veered into the westbound lane of travel and struck a 2011 Toyota Scion.

The impact caused the Volkswagen to roll over in the north ditch area, where it came to rest upside down. The Toyota rotated clockwise and came to rest in the westbound lane.

The driver of the Toyota, Roberto Rivas, 59, was transported by Woodstock Fire/Rescue to Centegra Hospital-Woodstock. The driver of the Volkswagen, Elijah Drake, was transported by Woodstock Fire/Rescue to Centegra Hospital-Woodstock. He was later transferred to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Both subjects were wearing seatbelts and airbags were deployed in each vehicle. There were no passengers in either car.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigations Unit is conducting an investigation into the crash. Members of the Woodstock Fire Protection District also responded to the scene.


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