Driver Cited In 6-Car Pile-Up Off Ridge Road Friday: Plainfield Police

PLAINFIELD, IL — The driver of one car in a six-vehicle pile-up near Ridge and Johnson roads Friday afternoon received a citation for failing to take the necessary steps needed to avoid an accident, according to Plainfield police.

Plainfield police officers and fire crews responded to the scene of the crash around 4:15 p.m. Friday. According to an investigation, the incident began when a black GMC Canyon was waiting to turn left onto Johnson Road from Ridge Road. As cars began lining up at the intersection, a black Ford Fiesta drove up and failed to slow down for stopped traffic, hitting the black Jeep Cherokee that was stopped behind the Canyon and pushing it into southbound traffic, police told Patch.

The Fiesta then hit the rear of the Canyon before it went into a ditch on the east side of the road, according to Commander Anthony Novak.

In the southbound lanes, a GMC Terrain driving on Ridge Road hit the Jeep, which was then pushed into the Canyon.

After the initial collision with the Jeep, police said the GMC Terrain lost control, entering the northbound lane and hitting a Nissan Sentra before coming to rest back in the southbound lane. The Nissan, which stopped abruptly due to the collision, was subsequently rear-ended by a Hyundai Elantra, according to police.

Four of the six cars had to be towed. All people involved in the crash refused medical treatment from medical personnel on the scene, Novak said.

The driver of the Ford Fiesta, considered by police to be the at-fault car, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.