Year Later, La Grange Fatal Crash Inquiry Continues

LA GRANGE, IL – Saturday marked one year since a La Grange crash resulted in the deaths of a Hinsdale couple.

The investigation apparently continues.

Last Tuesday, Patch asked Village Manager Jack Knight about the case's status.

He responded that it had been a while since he had gotten an update, saying he would check into it.

Knight has said before that it was an unusually complex case.

During the afternoon of April 25, 2025, a driver struck several cars near and within the intersection of 47th Street and Willow Springs Road, including the car occupied by Hinsdale residents Brett Allen Lane, 51, and Melissa Ann Lane, 49, La Grange police said. The Lanes died.

At the time, police said they were considering the possibility that a health issue may have played a role in the driver's conduct. The driver's name was not released.

Before the collision, Western Springs police responded to two crashes involving the same SUV in the village's part of Willow Springs Road, police said.

The intersection of Willow Springs Road and 47th Street is at the boundary between the villages, with Western Springs to the west.