Driver crashes into Starbucks in McHenry and is flown to the hospital

Starbucks, 2318 Richmond Road, McHenry, was closed Saturday.

A 22-year-old man was flown to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville on Friday night after a car crashed into the Starbucks at 2318 Richmond Road in McHenry, officials said.

McHenry police confirmed that the man taken to the hospital was the driver of the vehicle. The crash still is under investigation.

A ComEd spokesperson confirmed Friday night that ComEd was asked by the fire department to shut off power to the building, but power was back on at the building at 10:45 p.m.

Starbucks was boarded up Saturday morning, and employees at neighboring businesses said they found out about the crash Saturday morning. A sign on the Starbucks front door said that the coffee shop was closed until further notice, and the drive-thru was blocked with an easel with a similar message.

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