2nd Driver In Peotone Head-On Crash Dies: Sheriff

PEOTONE, IL — The second driver in a head-on crash in Peotone Thursday also died later that same day, the Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed Monday.

The two-vehicle, head-on crash near the intersection of Wilmington-Peotone and Center roads involved a Dodge Grand Caravan minivan and a Chevy Spark, the sheriff's office said. Both female drivers were the sole occupants. Initial reports indicate that the Grand Caravan was traveling westbound on Wilmington-Peotone, when it crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic, striking the Spark that was traveling eastbound.

The driver of the minivan—identified by the Kankakee County Coroner's Office as Carmiline Caruso, 82, of Peotone—was taken by Manhattan Fire first responders to Ascension St. Mary in Kankakee, where she later died.

The driver of the Spark was taken to Riverside Medical Center and later airlifted to a Chicago hospital. Identified as Stacey Martinez-Aispuro, 24, of Aurora, she was pronounced dead at 3:22 p.m. Thursday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

It's the second fatal crash at or near the intersection of Wilmington-Peotone and Center roads last week. On Sept. 23, a semi struck a car at the intersection, killing the driver of the car.