An officer tried to stop the vehicle when the Cadillac’s driver, a 21-year-old Joliet man, turned westbound onto Black Road and fled away. The officer stopped pursuing before reaching Black Road and Midland Avenue due to safety concerns.
Joliet, IL. – Four people were injured after a traffic collision early Sunday morning in Joliet, according to the Joliet Police Department.
The accident occurred a while after 2:00 a.m. on June 28, on Raynor Avenue.
Police said a Cadillac CTS was heading southbound on Raynor Avenue without its headlights or taillights on just before 2:000 a.m.
An officer tried to stop the vehicle when the Cadillac’s driver, a 21-year-old Joliet man, turned westbound onto Black Road and fled away. The officer stopped pursuing before reaching Black Road and Midland Avenue due to safety concerns.
The officer and witnesses say the driver ran a red light at Black Road and Larkin Avenue, where he crashed into a Chevrolet Cruze traveling northbound on Larking on a green light. The Cadillac left the roadway, hit a utility pole and rolled over in a nearby grassy area.
The Cadillac’s driver and the only occupant was freed. He was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was later airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
The Chevrolet’s driver, a 23-year-old Chicago man, and two passengers, both men, sustained non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Saint Joseph Medical Center.
The roadway was closed for several hours to give way to an on-scene investigation.
An investigation is underway.
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