MARENGO, Ill. (WIFR) – Route 176 closes for more than three hours following a one-vehicle crash that sent a man to the hospital.
Just before 7:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded to the intersection of Route 176 and Millstream Road for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a tree.
Officials say the man was initially reported to have been ejected from the car, but they found the driver inside the car with critical injuries when they arrived.
Despite an initial request for a medical helicopter, an extended estimated arrival time caused the man to be taken by ambulance to a Rockford hospital…