Traffic & Transit
Shorewood Motorist, 21, Killed In Sunday's Interstate 55 Wreck Before Sunrise Has Been Identified: Coroner
The fatal crash involved several vehicles all traveling in the same direction along southbound Interstate 55 between Joliet and Shorewood.
JOLIET, IL — Will County Coroner Laurie Summers announced on Monday that Sunday's fatality along Interstate 55 in Joliet killed a 21-year-old village of Shorewood resident named Jose A. Perez. The fatality happened along I-55 southbound in Troy Township and the Illinois State Police is continuing to investigate the crash, she noted.
On Sunday morning, Patch that the fatal crash closed southbound Interstate 55 in Joliet, according to state police.
According to Illinois State Police public information officer Ryan Wagand, ISP Troop 3 responded to the I-55 location near Black Road for the report of a three-vehicle fatal traffic crash.
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One occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. One occupant was transported to a local hospital with injuries. All southbound lanes were closed and reopened at approximately 11:20 a.m. Traffic was diverted off I-55 southbound at U.S. Route 30, he noted.
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