Wilmington Man Dies After Car Hits Concrete Barrier

WILMINGTON, IL — A 28-year-old Wilmington man died Sunday night after his vehicle struck a concrete barrier near southbound I-55 and River Road. Illinois State Police said Anthony Halko was the only occupant in a 2013 Nissan Sentra traveling at a high rate of speed on the I-55 ramp when, for unknown reasons, it failed to stop at a stop sign at the top of the ramp at around 9:44 p.m.

Police said Halko's vehicle continued across North River Road, where it struck a concrete barrier head on.

Halko was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Illinois State Police are investigating the crash.

Halko's death was one of several traffic fatalities in Will County over the weekend. A Joliet man died early Saturday when he was struck by a semi-trailer on I-55 near Bolingbrook. Then, on Sunday morning, two people were killed in a fiery collision with a semi in Manhattan Township.

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