Car crashes into utility pole in Woodstock, shutting down road

Country Club Road in Woodstock was shut down Wednesday morning while electrical repairs were underway after a car crashed into a utility pole and injured the driver, officials reported.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a call at 8:41 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Country Club Road and Bull Valley Road for a reported car crash. First responders arrived to find a “single vehicle off the roadway” that “struck a utility pole and sustained heavy damage,” Woodstock Fire/Rescue District public information officer Alex Vucha said in a news release.

Two people inside the car were rescued by firefighters. A woman driving the vehicle was taken to a hospital with “minor injuries,” and her male passenger was evaluated at the scene and declined additional medical treatment, Vucha said.

Country Club Road was closed while ComEd crews assessed and completed repairs on the utility pole and overhead power lines, Vucha said.

The crash is under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.