Driver flown with serious injuries from crash near Marengo

A driver suffered serious injuries from a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Marengo that resulted in both cars ending up in a field and one flipping, officials report.

The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to a call at 2:44 p.m. Monday to the intersection of County Line and Kishwaukee Valley roads for a reported crash. First responders from Marengo and Boone County arrived to a “two-vehicle crash with moderate to heavy damage,” Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said in a news release.

Both cars were found off the road in a field southeast of the intersection, and one was overturned. Both drivers, each the sole occupants of their vehicles, exited their cars before first responders arrived, Vucha said.

A medical helicopter flew one male driver with serious injuries to a hospital in Rockford for further treatment. The other male driver was evaluated at the scene and declined further medical care, Vucha said in the release.

Kishwaukee Valley Road was closed off to traffic in both directions for over an hour, Vucha said in the release. The crash is under investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.