JOLIET, Ill. — Joliet police are investigating a fatal car crash overnight in which two people were killed and a driver attempted to flee the scene.
The Joliet Police Department reports that an officer on patrol discovered a crash with injuries just after 2 a.m. Sunday near Black Road and 129th Infantry Drive.
Police say after a preliminary investigation, they determined that a Chevy Tahoe driven by a 19-year-old male from Crest Hill was driving north on Infantry Drive, approaching Black Road. As the Tahoe entered the intersection, according to police, it hit the driver’s side of a Chevy Trailblazer that was going west and being driven by a 65-year-old male from Joliet.
According to police, the collision caused the Trailblazer to go off the road and strike a fire hydrant before overturning onto its passenger side.
Immediately after the crash, police say, the 19-year-old driver of the Tahoe and an unknown male passenger tried to run from the crash scene. Officers quickly stopped the driver, but the passenger was not located.
The Joliet Fire Department responded to the scene and tried to extricate the male driver and a female passenger from the overturned Trailblazer. However, both were pronounced dead at the scene by the Will County Coroner’s Office, which will determine the identification of the victims and the manner of death,
The crash remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Traffic Unit. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Traffic Unit at 815-724-3010.
Michael Johnson
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