Emergency crews respond to a single-vehicle crash at Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road in Barrington Hills where a female driver suffered a medical issue that left her unresponsive Friday afternoon. | Photo: Nick Rusin
By Sam Borcia | Lake & McHenry County Scanner
Paramedics performed CPR on an elderly woman who was found not breathing after she crashed her car off of the roadway in Barrington Hills Friday afternoon.
The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Barrington Hills Police Department responded around 2:55 p.m. Friday to Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road for a vehicle crash.
A 911 caller reported a black Volkswagen drove off the roadway and struck a wooden pole, according to fire department radio traffic.
The caller reported one person was unconscious in the vehicle.
Fire crews arrived on the scene and confirmed the female driver of the Volkswagen was unconscious and not breathing.
Paramedics began performing lifesaving measures and transported the woman to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
Barrington Hills Police Department Press Information Officer William Walsh said the 75-year-old woman driving the vehicle appeared to have suffered a medical issue that led to the crash.
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