Joliet Crash With Semi Kills Driver, Seriously Injures 2-Year-Old

Overview

• The collision occurred around 10:22 p.m. Wednesday at Route 53 and Dollar Tree Lane in Joliet, according to police.
• The semi tractor-trailer was turning left from eastbound Dollar Tree Lane onto northbound Route 53 when the crash happened.
• Police say a 40-year-old Wilmington man driving a southbound Dodge Dart struck the trailer and the car came to rest beneath it.
• The Dodge driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 2-year-old boy riding in a car seat was hospitalized in serious condition.
• Authorities have not released the deceased driver’s name and ask anyone with information about the crash to contact Joliet police.