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11 Hospitalized After a Car Crashes Into a Hayride in Illinois | 11 Hospitalized After a Car Crashes Into a Hayride in Illinois |
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A rite of October turned treacherous on Saturday when a car plowed into the back of a hayride carrying 12 adults about 50 miles west of Chicago, sending 11 people to local hospitals, three of them with serious injuries, the authorities said. | A rite of October turned treacherous on Saturday when a car plowed into the back of a hayride carrying 12 adults about 50 miles west of Chicago, sending 11 people to local hospitals, three of them with serious injuries, the authorities said. |
The collision happened at 5:37 p.m. local time on River Road near Plano, Ill., according to Chief Gregory Witek of the Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District. | The collision happened at 5:37 p.m. local time on River Road near Plano, Ill., according to Chief Gregory Witek of the Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District. |
“The strike from the vehicle was hard enough that people were ejected from the wagon itself,” Chief Witek said in a phone interview Saturday night. | “The strike from the vehicle was hard enough that people were ejected from the wagon itself,” Chief Witek said in a phone interview Saturday night. |
Video taken at the scene of the collision showed the car, a black sedan, flipped upside down on its roof next to the tractor that had been pulling the hayride. | Video taken at the scene of the collision showed the car, a black sedan, flipped upside down on its roof next to the tractor that had been pulling the hayride. |
The driver was treated for minor injuries and declined further medical attention, the authorities said. | The driver was treated for minor injuries and declined further medical attention, the authorities said. |
The conditions of the remaining hayride passengers were not immediately available. | |
Chief Witek said it was fortunate that there were no children on the hayride, which he characterized as an informal outing among a group of friends and not part of any commercial operation. | Chief Witek said it was fortunate that there were no children on the hayride, which he characterized as an informal outing among a group of friends and not part of any commercial operation. |
He said the tractor pulling the hayride was traveling at a slow rate of speed when the driver rear-ended the wagon. | He said the tractor pulling the hayride was traveling at a slow rate of speed when the driver rear-ended the wagon. |
It was not immediately clear what led up to the collision or if the driver was charged. | It was not immediately clear what led up to the collision or if the driver was charged. |
A dispatcher for the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday night that she was not authorized to comment. | A dispatcher for the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday night that she was not authorized to comment. |
Earlier on Saturday, the sheriff’s office retweeted a public safety reminder from the McHenry County Sheriff in Illinois cautioning drivers to share the road with farmers this harvest season. | Earlier on Saturday, the sheriff’s office retweeted a public safety reminder from the McHenry County Sheriff in Illinois cautioning drivers to share the road with farmers this harvest season. |
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