Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Semi Seriously Injures Boy, 11

NAPERVILLE, IL — An 11-year-old Montgomery boy was seriously hurt and several others taken to area hospitals after state police said a semi-trailer failed to slow down in time, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving three other vehicles at around 10:46 a.m. Sunday. Police said all four vehicles were heading east on I-88 near milepost 123 in Naperville in slowed/stopped traffic when the driver of the semi "for unknown reasons" failed to slow down and rear-ended a 2009 Nissan.

The crash pushed the Nissan into a Lexus, which then struck a Chevrolet, according to police.

The driver of the Nissan, a 50-year-old Montgomery man, and both passengers, a 45-year-old woman and 11-year-old boy, were taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, state police said. The boy suffered serious injuries, according to police.

The driver and passenger of the Lexus, a 52-year-old man and 54-year-old woman from Sugar Grove, were taken to Mercy Hospital. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Illinois State Police said the crash was still under investigation Sunday and no further information was available.

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