Car crashes into home in Lake in the Hills

A car plowed into a house in Lake in the Hills Wednesday afternoon, and while the residents were home at the time, they were not injured, authorities said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred in the 400 block of Ridge Court. A grey Infiniti sedan drove off the roadway and struck the rear side of a home in the court, damaging the home, Amanda Johnson, a public information officer for Lake in the Hills police, said via email.

The cause of the crash is believed to have been a medical emergency. At this time, no drugs and/or alcohol are suspected to be a contributing factor, Johnson wrote Thursday. Citations are pending the crash investigation.

The Huntley Fire Protection District responded at 2:22 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters found a car that had crashed into the side of the brick home.

The car’s occupant, an adult man, got out of it before firefighters arrived. The driver of the Infiniti was taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Johnson. There was no one else in the vehicle.

Crews remained at the home to oversee the removal of the car, working in coordination with Lake in the Hills police, the village’s building and zoning department and a tow company, the fire district said in a news release. A board-up company was requested to secure the damaged area of the home until permanent repairs can be made.