Traffic & Transit
Bolingbrook Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash On I-355: Coroner
Vera Najera was the driver of a vehicle that was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-355, the coroner's office said.
BOLINGBROOK, IL — A Bolingbrook man died after a crash early Sunday near Lemont, according to the Will County Coroner's Office.
Juan Vera Najera, 38, was pronounced dead at 3:50 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 355 in DuPage Township, the coroner's office said. Vera Najera was the driver of a vehicle that was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-355, and collided with another vehicle.
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According to police, the other driver was taken to the hospital in serious condition. All lanes were shut down for several hours during the investigation, according to police.
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