HEBRON, Ill. — A man was said to have serious injuries after a car he drove crashed into a tractor in rural McHenry County.

Just before 8 p.m. on Monday, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and several other first responders were called to a vehicle crash on Thayer Road west of Route 47.

An investigation revealed a car was driving west on Thayer when it hit a disk ripper attachment of a Case 620 tractor, which was going east.

The car suffered major damage, giving the driver, a 36-year-old man from Hebron, serious injuries. The man had to be rescued from the car as he became trapped.

Further investigation showed the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Authorities think he may have been under the influence of alcohol.

The 36-year-old man was brought by ambulance to Northwestern Medicin

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