Frankfort Woman, 18, Killed In Mokena Crash ID'd: Coroner

MOKENA, IL — A woman killed in a two-car crash on Route 30 in Mokena last week has been identified.

Courtney Miller, 18, of Frankfort, died when a Camaro she was in collided with a Land Rover Thursday at Route 30 and Owens Road just after 10 p.m. Miller was a passenger in the Camaro, the Will County Coroner's Office said Monday. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:22 a.m. Friday, the coroner's office said.

The driver, also 18, was taken to Silver Cross for head and facial injuries.

Police said that both occupants of the Camaro were not wearing seatbelts.

Police were called at 10:14 p.m. to the crash involving a Land Rover and a Camaro. Initial reports indicate that the Land Rover was westbound on Route 30, in the left turn lane, to turn onto southbound Owens Road. The Camaro was eastbound on Route 30, and both cars had green lights. The Land Rover then reportedly turned left into the path of the Camaro, police said.

The driver of the Land Rover, identified as a 47-year-old Mokena man, was not injured. He was issued a citation for failure to yield while turning left.

An investigation by the Mokena Police Crash Reconstructionist is ongoing, and charges may be forthcoming, police said.

A GoFundMe started in support of Miller's family has raised $16,000 as of Monday.

"We are crushed and can’t think straight," family wrote in the fundraiser. "We just celebrated her HS graduation. Courtney was going to start college on Monday. An adored only child and grandchild.

"Words cannot describe the amount of love and pain we feel right now. We can’t understand why. We cannot put words to the pain. Courtney was an amazing daughter, granddaughter, niece, coworker, friend and so much more. Her smile would light up a room. She ... always will hold a special place in all of the hearts of the lives of the people whose lives she touched."