20-Year-Old Killed In Route 53 Crash ID'd: Coroner

JOLIET, IL — The Illinois State Police said one motorist was ejected from their Cadillac and died Thursday night in Joliet Township at the intersection of Route 53 and Louis Road. Back in November, a man and a woman from Joliet also lost their lives in a crash at the same intersection.

On Friday, the Will County Coroner's Office identified the man killed Thursday as 20-year-old Samuel J. Martin of Joliet Township.

According to Illinois State Police Trooper Melissa Albert-Lopez, the fatal crash happened at 7:55 p.m. Illinois State Police responded to the three-vehicle crash at Route 53 and Louis Road.

Albert-Lopez said a Volkswagen Jetta sedan and a Chevrolet Colorado truck were travelling north on Route 53 and a Cadillac sedan was travelling south on Route 53 when it failed to yield as it began to turn left, east, onto Louis Road.

As the Cadillac crossed over the northbound lanes, it was struck by the Volkswagen and the Chevrolet, state police said. Martin, an occupant of the Cadillac, was ejected from the vehicle, state police said.

Four other people sustained injuries and were taken to area hospitals.

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