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Woodstock woman killed, Round Lake Beach man injured in head-on crash

A 38-year-old Woodstock woman was killed and a Round Lake Beach man was injured in a head-on crash Friday morning in unincorporated McHenry County.

Authorities responded at about 7:15 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on Tryon Grove Road, about one-eighth of a mile east of Barnard Mill Road in Hebron Township, according to a news release from the McHenry County sheriff’s office.

Sonia Hume was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander east on Tryon Grove Road and collided head-on with a 1997 Ford Expedition driven by Luis E. Ramirez, 22, of the 1500 block of Hickory Street in Round Lake Beach, authorities said.

Ramirez was traveling westbound but entered the eastbound lane when he attempted to pass several vehicles, authorities said.

Hume was pronounced dead at the scene, and Ramirez was taken to Centegra Hospital in McHenry, where he was initially listed in fair condition.

Sheriff’s officials said Ramirez was still at the hospital Saturday. Centegra officials could not confirm that, citing privacy laws.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts, and the air bag systems deployed at impact, authorities said.

The McHenry County sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed.

Fire protection districts from Hebron, Richmond and Wonder Lake assisted in responding to the crash.