Moped Crash Near Louis Mall: Plainfield Resident Fights For Life

JOLIET, IL — A 29-year-old Plainfield man suffered serious injuries when his moped was hit by a woman from Texas driving a Ford Focus northbound on Hennepin Drive near Plainfield Road. Joliet police say the collision happened at 6:36 p.m. Sunday.

As the 27-year-old Texas woman was approaching Plainfield Road while driving in the left lane of Hennepin, the Plainfield man on the Genuine motor scooter was northbound on Hennepin in the right lane, Joliet police reports show.

"The male suddenly changed lanes into the left lane in front of the Ford Focus. The Focus struck the rear of the motor scooter, causing the male to be ejected from the scooter and onto the hood of the Focus," police spokesman Dwayne English indicated.

He said the young man from Plainfield fell to the roadway after the Focus came to a stop.

A Joliet Fire Department ambulance rushed the man by ambulance to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center and his injuries are serious.

The driver of the Ford Focus was uninjured.

Crash reconstruction investigators from the Joliet Police Traffic Division were called to the scene, and the roadway remained closed for several hours following the crash. The crash remains under investigation at Joliet's Police Department.