NORTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A man riding an ATV with a 7-year-old boy was critically injured in an accident in North Barrington on Sunday, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
The 43-year-old man was travelling in the 100-block of North Ravine Lane when he swerved to avoid a dog, causing the ATV to roll over, police said.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene at about 4:15 p.m. and found the man critically injured. The man was transported to Advocate Cordell Medical Center with injuries police describe as life-threatening.
The 7-year-old passenger was treated at the scene by paramedics and was not transported to a hospital. Police said neither the diver nor the boy were wearing helmets.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.
Man critically injured riding ATV with boy, 7, in North Barrington
