Woodstock woman dies in car crash

A 45-year-old Woodstock woman died after her car slammed into a utility pole in McHenry Tuesday morning.

Katherine Sedlak was pronounced dead at the scene, McHenry police Sgt. Jeff Foerster said.

Rescue officials responded to the 6700 block of Bull Valley Road just after 7:43 a.m. and found Sedlak's 2007 Ford Focus flipped on its roof, Foerster said.

Sedlak was traveling west on Bull Valley Road when the Ford crossed the center line, rolled over and came to a stop when the roof hit the utility pole, police said.

Sedlak was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, he said. Officials said they believe the inclement weather was probably a factor in the crash, although it is under investigation and no official cause has been established.

Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected, Foerster added.