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2 seriously hurt after car crashes into home in Crystal Lake

The driver was extricated from the car and flown to Condell Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Two people were hospitalized with life threatening injuries after a car crashed into a home July 27, 2022, in Crystal Lake.

Two people were hospitalized with life threatening injuries after a car crashed into a home July 27, 2022, in Crystal Lake.

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A driver crashed into a home in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening, seriously injuring himself and a person inside the residence.

The accident happened just after 7 p.m. in the 100 block of Heather Drive, Crystal Lake police said.

The driver was extricated from the car and flown to Condell Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. A man inside the home was taken to the same hospital also with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities have not released any additional information.

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