Woodstock,IL : 44-year-old Woodstock woman killed in crash near Hebron on January, Thursday 18th 2018

A 44-year-old Woodstock woman died Thursday after a head-on crash on Route 173 east of Hebron that sent two others to the hospital.

Police and fire crews were called about 12:20 a.m. Thursday to the 9800 block of Route 173 for the second fatal crash in McHenry County in a three-hour period, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

A 20-year-old Woodstock woman had been driving a 2004 Mazda Tribute east on Route 173 when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled into the westbound lane, police said. The 44-year-old woman was in the passenger seat.

A 56-year-old Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, woman was driving a 2010 Dodge Journey west and collided with the Mazda when it drifted into her lane, police said.

The 44-year-old was taken to Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center Harvard, where she later died. Both drivers were taken to Centegra hospitals with injuries.

Air bags deployed in both vehicles. Police said drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.

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44-year-old Woodstock woman killed in crash near Hebron