A carload of Crystal Lake teenagers hit a tree head-on Tuesday morning, after the driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer that darted across the road, West Dundee police said.
The accident occurred at 10:18 a.m., when Jason Pociask, 16, lost control of the Renault Alliance he was driving southbound on Sleepy Hollow Road, north of Illinois Highway 72, police said.
Pociask was listed in stable condition in St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, and his sister, Jamie Pociask, 13, was treated and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Passenger Brandee Scozewa, 13, was listed in good condition with abdominal injuries in Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Three other passengers, Christine San Diego, 13, Lea Schlobohm, 13, and Adria Leum, 14, were treated at Sherman Hospital and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The deer was not hit, police said.