Wanted Man Killed In Head-On Crash Had Beaten Other Driver With Gun: Cops

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, IL — The two drivers involved in a deadly head-on wreck had once lived together and the man killed in the crash once beat his lover with a gun, according to court papers.

Willard Lesley, 25, was wanted on felony charges of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and possessing a weapon as a felon, as well as misdemeanor domestic battery charges, for allegedly pistol whipping Sharletha Veasy, also 27.

Lesley was killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision with Veasy’s car on Princeton Street near Fairmount Avenue just outside Joliet. Veasy was injured but survived the crash.

Court records show Lesley and Veasy lived together in a Pioneer Road apartment in Crest Hill as recently as two years ago.

Less than a year and a half ago, Lesley allegedly beat Veasy’s face with a gun. A warrant for his arrest was obtained in January 2015. Lesley was never arrested in connection with the case.

The Will County Sheriff’s Department was still investigating the fatal crash.