2-vehicle crash in Joliet still under investigation

Police are still investigating a two-vehicle crash on Plainfield Road in Joliet that led to the hospitalization of six people, including two juveniles.

Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English said the April 4 crash is still under an active investigation.

“I am told there are people from this crash that are still in the hospital; however, I do not have information on their condition,” English said.

About 3:30 p.m. April 4, officers responded to the area of Plainfield Road (Route 30) and North Frederick Street for a report of a traffic crash with injuries, English said.

A preliminary investigation of the crash indicated that a sedan driven by a 20-year-old Plainfield man was traveling west on Route 30 and approaching North Frederick Street, English said.

The driver then lost control, entered the eastbound lanes of Route 30 and struck an SUV that was in the eastbound lane of Route 30, English said. The driver of the SUV is a 40-year-old New Lenox man, he said.

Six people were taken to area hospitals, he said.

The driver and passenger of the sedan, as well as the driver and passenger of the SUV, were taken to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, English said. They had injuries that were not life-threatening.

Two boys ages 8 and 14 who were passengers in the SUV were taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox with life-threatening injuries, English said.

Two heavily damaged vehicles could be seen near Louie’s Barber Shop on Plainfield Road.

An off-duty Will County Sheriff’s deputy was connected to the crash case, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said.

English said the involvement of the off-duty deputy surrounding the collision is still under investigation.