Head-On Collision Causes 2 Drivers To Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries: Joliet Police

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department indicated they have not yet determined why a 31-year-old Lockport motorist heading northbound along Broadway Street lost control of their car and crossed the center lines, striking three oncoming motorists on Wednesday night. Two of the four motorists are now fighting to stay alive, according to the police reports.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English's news release, at 6:51 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of North Broadway Street and Ingalls Avenue for a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. English explained that a Honda CR-V driven by a 31-year-old Lockport resident was northbound on North Broadway Street near Ingalls when the vehicle lost control and crossed into oncoming southbound traffic.

Police said the Honda CR-V struck a Honda HR-V driven by a 23-year-old Plainfield resident head-on, then continued to strike two additional southbound vehicles — a Ford Focus driven by a 17-year-old Addison resident and an Audi e-tron driven by a 66-year-old Naperville resident.

English said the Lockport motorist's Honda CR-V ultimately left the roadway and came to rest in the 1200 block of North Broadway Street.

The 31-year-old Lockport motorist was rushed to St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with serious injuries. The Plainfield driver of the Honda HR-V was also transported to St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with non-life-threatening injuries.

The 17-year-old Addison driver of the Ford Focus was extricated by the Joliet Fire Department and airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with life-threatening injuries.

The Naperville driver of the Audi e-tron declined medical treatment at the scene.

The roadway was closed for several hours as traffic investigators reconstructed the scene. This crash remains under investigation.