Comment on Wonder Lake man cited in crash involving unmarked McHenry police vehicle

McHENRY – McHenry police cited a Wonder Lake man Monday after a crash involving a McHenry Police Department detective. The crash occurred at Crystal Lake Road and Route 120 when a Honda Civic collided with an unmarked McHenry police vehicle. Shane O. Williams, 46, of Wonder Lake was cited with failure to yield and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, Deputy Police Chief Tom Walsh said. Williams was driving west on Route 120 and about to turn left onto Crystal Lake Road. The McHenry detective was driving a 2012 Dodge Charger east on Route 120 at Crystal Lake Road. Witnesses reported that the traffic light had turned yellow as the two vehicles entered the intersection, and Williams' Civic turned in front of the unmarked police vehicle, Walsh said. Both Williams and the driver of the police car were taken to Centegra Hospital – McHenry with injuries not considered life-threatening, Walsh said. The police department investigated the crash because supervisors are permitted to investigate such incidents involving officers, Walsh said. The crash temporarily blocked Crystal Lake Road at Main Street.