Police, firefighters and paramedics from McHenry responded about 9:45 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2024 to a report of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Elm Street (IL Route 120) and Green Street in McHenry.
The driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, Joseph A. Galan, age 21, of Harvard, Illinois, was transported by McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) paramedics to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital. Next, he was flown to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, Illinois, for treatment of his injuries, which were considered serious.
The preliminary investigation determined the driver of a black 2013 Cadillac CTS travelled east on Elm Street through the intersection of Richmond Road (IL Route 31), lost control and left the roadway — striking both a light pole at Green Street and the vacant building at 3510 West Elm Street.
Joseph A. Galan was charged with the following:
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
DRIVING IN THE WRONG LANE
FAILURE TO WEAR A SEATBELT
ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF OPEN ALCOHOL BY A DRIVER
The McHenry County Regional Crash Assistance Team responded to the crash scene to assist in the
investigation. The team consists of police officers from the McHenry Police Department, Woodstock Police
Department, Spring Grove Police Department, Harvard Police Department, Cary Police Department, and the
Johnsburg Police Department.
If anyone has any additional information related to this matter, they are asked to contact the Criminal
Investigation Division of the McHenry Police Department at 815-363-2599. Those wishing to pass along
anonymous information are encouraged to call the McHenry Police Department’s tip line at 815-363-2124.
All calls made to the tip line are anonymous as Caller ID is not used.
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