From the McHenry County Sheriff:
Fatal Crash in Spring Grove
One person is dead and multiple people were injured following a four-vehicle crash involving a Spring Grove Police Department squad car in Spring Grove on Sunday.
On Sunday, September 13, 2026, at about 2:05 p.m., members of the
- McHenry County Sheriff’s Office,
- Spring Grove Police Department,
- Richmond Police Department,
- McHenry County Conservation Police Department,
- Spring Grove Fire Protection District,
- Fox Lake Fire Protection District, and
- MercyHealth MD1
responded to a serious crash at the intersection of US Route 12 and Winn Road in Spring Grove.
The preliminary investigation shows a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, a Spring Grove Police Department squad car, was traveling westbound on Route 12 with its emergency lights and siren activated while responding to a call for service in another jurisdiction.
The traffic signal for westbound Route 12 was red as the Tahoe entered the intersection.
While entering the intersection, the Tahoe collided with a 2015 Kia Soul traveling southbound on Winn Road.
The collision caused the Tahoe to enter the eastbound lane, where it struck a 2022 Jeep Compass head-on.
The Jeep was then struck by an eastbound 2023 Honda CR-V.
A 65-year-old female occupant of the Kia Soul was transported to Northwestern Hospital -McHenry, where she was pronounced deceased.
Another occupant of the Kia, a 65-year-old male, was flown to Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford with serious injuries. The driver of the Tahoe, a 60-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later released.
The driver and passenger of the Jeep were also transported to a local hospital and later released. The driver and two passengers of the Honda CR-V were not injured.
More information will be released as it becomes available. The crash remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.
