Car crashes into Ormsby Motors in Crystal Lake

One person was taken to the hospital after their car crashed into Ormsby Motors in downtown Crystal Lake Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The car hit the back of the building at about 1:45 p.m. and was removed within about a half-hour, said Grant Ormsby, who was working at the site.

The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department arrived at the scene at about 1:50 p.m., Deputy Chief Rick Kaiser said. He added crews cleared the scene just after 3 p.m. At about 4 p.m., workers were covering up a hole in the back of the building after the car was removed.

It wasn’t clear what caused the car to drive onto a grassy area and into the building but Kaiser said the person was not on a test drive.

No one inside the building was hurt, the fire department said in a news release. Ormsby Motors was open at the time of the crash and was allowed to remain open.

Nicor, ComEd and the building department were called to the scene, according to the release. A ComEd spokesperson said crews went to the scene but found electrical equipment wasn’t affected. A Nicor spokesperson said the utility company wasn’t involved in the incident.