A motorist was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing into a tree, suffering serious injuries and causing injuries to two passengers Friday morning in Crystal Lake, police reported.

The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a call at 12:52 a.m. Friday to the intersection of Crystal Ridge and Carmella drives for a reported crash. A preliminary investigation found the driver of a Toyota pickup truck was heading west on Crystal Ridge Drive “at a high rate of speed when it left its lane of travel and struck a tree,” police said in a news release.

The driver was flown by helicopter to a hospital and remains in critical condition, according to the release. A passenger also was flown to the hospital. A second passenger suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening and was taken to a local hospital, police said in the release.

The driver, Harrison G. Pellikan, 23, of Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash, possession of open alcohol by the driver and failing to properly wear a seat belt, authorities said.

A portion of the road was closed to traffic for about three hours after the crash, according to the release.

The crash is under investigation by the Crystal Lake Police Department. Anyone with information related to the crash is encouraged to call police at 815-356-3620. Anonymous tips can be sent to police by texting the word “CLPDTIP” along with information to 847411.