Coroner IDs Joliet Man, 65, Woman, 59, Who Died On Infantry Drive

JOLIET, IL — The Will County Coroner's Office of Laurie Summers identified Sunday's early morning fatality victims on Joliet's west side as Walter Kretzler III, a 65-year-old Joliet man and Roxane Holt, a 59-year-old Joliet.

Both were driving together in a vehicle that collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Infantry Drive and Black Road, and both were pronounced dead at 3:49 a.m. on Sunday. Autopsies were performed on 2-19-24 that showed both individuals sustained multiple injuries, Summers announced on her Facebook page.

According to the Joliet Police Department press release from Sunday:

At 2:06 a.m., a Joliet police officer on routine patrol discovered a crash with injuries near Black Road and 129th Infantry Drive.

According to Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English, a Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by a 19-year-old Crest Hill man, was northbound on 129th Infantry Drive approaching Black Road. As the Tahoe entered the intersection, the teen's vehicle struck the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by a 65-year-old Joliet man driving westbound on Black Road at 129th Infantry Drive.

The collision caused the Chevrolet Trailblazer to leave the roadway on the northwest corner of the intersection, striking a fire hydrant and overturning onto its passenger side.

Immediately following the crash, English said the 19-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe and an unknown male passenger tried to run from the crash scene.

The driver was quickly stopped by the Joliet police, but the male passenger was unable to be located, English said.

The Joliet Fire Department tried to extricate the male driver and his 59-year-old female passenger from the Chevrolet Trailblazer, but they were both dead.

The intersection was closed for several hours as the crash scene was reconstructed by investigators.

Identification of the victims and manner of death will be determined by the Will County Coroner’s Office. This crash remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Traffic Unit.

Anyone with video or information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact the Traffic Unit at 815-724-3010, English asked.

Sunday morning's press release did not indicate that any traffic citations or criminal charges had been filed.

English informed Joliet Patch that the 19-year-old Crest Hill driver was released by Joliet police pending further investigation.