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IDOT worker injured in crash on Route 120 near McHenry

An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was injured after a vehicle crashed into an IDOT truck while crews worked on storm damage Friday morning along Route 120 near McHenry.

The crash happened about 4:40 a.m. Friday when a civilian driver struck an IDOT truck with an employee sitting inside, McHenry Township Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Chris Kozel said in an email to Shaw Local.

The IDOT employee was taken to a hospital with injuries believed not to be life-threatening, Kozel said. The civilian driver declined further medical assistance.

IDOT Public Information Officer Maria Castaneda said the worker was released from the hospital later that day.

“Our thoughts and concerns are with our coworker,” Castaneda said in the statement. “No other details are available at this time.”

Route 120 was closed at the time because of power lines and telephone poles damaged from Thursday evening’s storms.

Michelle Meyer

Michelle is a reporter for the Northwest Herald that covers Crystal Lake, Cary, Lakewood, Prairie Grove, Fox River Grove and McHenry County College