Crime & Safety
2 Hospitalized In Joliet After Car Collides With Motorcycle: Police
A 46-year-old motorcyclist sustained serious injuries after he struck a vehicle that police said failed to yield while turning left.
JOLIET, IL — Two people were injured, including one seriously, after a car and motorcycle collided on Wednesday afternoon, sending both drivers to a local hospital, Joliet Police said on Thursday.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Black Road and Rooney Drive at 3:32 p.m. and an investigation conducted by police showed that a Hyundai Tucson being driven by Dixie Balsey, 76, of Joliet, collided with a motorcycle being driven by a 46-year-old Joliet man, police said.
Police said that Balsey’s vehicle was turning north toward Rooney Drive when the Harley-Davidson struck the passenger side of the vehicle. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in the crash and Balsey sustained minor injuries, police said.
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Both were taken to Ascension St. Joseph Hospital for their injuries. Basley was cited for failure to yield while turning left, police said.
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