Joliet Driver Veers Off Maple Road Hits, Freightliner: Cops

JOLIET, IL — While most of the citizens remained asleep, the Joliet police responded to a major crash that left the badly injured motorist fighting to remain alive. The wreck happened around 6:45 a.m. Saturday.

Officers responded to the 2200 block of Maple Road for a crash with injuries. A Hyundai Elantra driven by a 29-year-old Joliet man was traveling eastbound on Maple Road. The Hyundai veered off the roadway to the left, entering a business parking lot in the 2200 block of Maple Road and collided into an unoccupied Freightliner truck parked in the lot.

The driver was taken to Silver Cross Hospital by the Joliet Fire Department with life-threatening injuries, police spokesman Dwayne English announced.

The roadway was temporarily closed as traffic investigators reconstructed the scene. This crash remains under investigation. Anyone with video footage or information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit at (815)724-3110.