Woodstock firefighter/paramedics and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 4:22 a.m. Friday to a one-vehicle crash into a tree in the block of 16200 North Route 14 in Hartland Township, west of Woodstock.
The driver was identified as George R. Jackson Jr, who was found unresponsive at the scene where a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier had crashed into a tree after driving through a culvert.
Jackson was transported to Woodstock Centegra Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Jackson was wearing his seatbelt. Alcohol is not suspected to be involved in the crash.
Map of area of fatal crash west of Woodstock …
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