Crime & Safety
Morris HS Student Dies In Cemetery Road Wreck
The 16-year-old passenger was riding in a car that lost control around 8 p.m. Sunday on Cemetery Road near Morris.
MORRIS, IL — Grundy County Coroner John Callahan said that his agency along with Grundy County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a crash Sunday evening that claimed the life of a 16-year-old Morris High School student.
The crash occurred in the 4900 block of Cemetery Road east of Morris shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. A car was traveling westbound on Cemetery Road when for unknown reasons the driver lost control of the vehicle, Callahan said.
The vehicle traveled into the south ditch and struck a tree. Callahan said passenger Giovanni A. Lara 16, of Morris was killed upon impact and was pronounced dead at the scene 9:15 pm. The driver of the vehicle was taken to Morris Hospital.
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The crash remains under investigation by the Coroner’s Office and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Morris Fire and EMS assisted at the scene.
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