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Car crashes into Algonquin home Friday, injuring 3

Two teens in the car and a person inside the home were injured after a car crashed into an Algonquin home on Jan. 2, 2026.

Three people, including two minors, were injured after a car crashed into an Algonquin home Friday night, leaving it severely damaged, officials report.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a call at 9:54 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Boyer Road and Williamsburg Drive for a reported car that crashed into a single-family, ranch-style home. First responders found a Honda Accord, occupied by a minor girl, lodged in the wall of the home, Fire Chief John Knebl said.

After checking on homeowners and residents, the car’s occupant and one person in the home were transported to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with minor injuries, Knebl said.

The driver, a minor boy, fled the scene and was later found and transported to the hospital with minor injuries, Knebl said. The 15-year-old was charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in injury, a Class 4 felony, according to court records filed at the McHenry County Courthouse.

According to an Algonquin Police Department news release, the minor also was charged in juvenile court with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash, speeding and disobeying a stop sign.

“The Algonquin Police Department continues to emphasize the importance of safe and lawful driving, particularly for newer drivers,“ Cooney said in the release. ”Families and guardians play an important role in helping young drivers understand the responsibilities that come with being behind the wheel.”

Officials said the home was “red-tagged” because of the damage and is deemed uninhabitable.

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