Crime & Safety
Kawasaki Ninja Crashes Into Joliet House, Teen, 18, Hospitalized
The motorcycle driven by Spencer Wiechec, 18, was southbound in the 1100 block of Cypress Lane at a high rate of speed, Joliet police said.
JOLIET, IL — An 18-year-old Joliet resident is hospitalized in critical condition, and he has been charged with several crimes after crashing his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle into a house on Joliet's west side.
Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said the following events happened around 9:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of Cypress Lane:
A preliminary investigation determined that the Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle driven by Spencer Wiechec was southbound in the 1100 block of Cypress Lane at a high rate of speed when Wiechec’s motorcycle left the roadway on the west side of the street and struck the front of a house.
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A Joliet Fire Department ambulance brought Wiechec to Ascension St Joseph, where he remains in critical, but stable, condition.
Members of the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit reconstructed the crash.
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Wiechec was cited for reckless driving, improper lane usage, no motorcycle class license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
"This crash remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit," English declared.
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