ATV Crash In Joliet: Girl, 18, Flown To Chicago Hospital

JOLIET — An 18-year-old girl is now fighting for her life at a Chicago hospital after she crashed her ATV early Sunday evening in the Plainfield area, Joliet police said.

At 5:29 p.m., Joliet police officers responded to Howland Drive and Hadrian Drive for a crash involving an ATV.

According to police, the ATV was being driven by an 18-year-old girl with a 15- year-old boy passenger sitting behind her, and the vehicle overturned while attempting a turn at the intersection, causing both occupants to fall from the ATV.

The female driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department. She was airlifted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago later the same evening. The 15-year-old passenger was not injured in the crash. It is believed no other vehicles were involved.

The roadway was closed while members of the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit reconstructed the crash scene. This crash remains under active investigation. Anyone with video footage or information regarding this crash investigation is urged to contact the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit at (815)724-3193, the agency asked.