Crime & Safety
Orland Park Man, 80, Suffered Medical Emergency Prior To Crash: Police
The crash happened Sunday evening in the 20700 block of LaGrange Road. The Orland man died following the crash.
FRANKFORT, IL — An Orland Park man killed in a crash Sunday evening in Frankfort may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash, Frankfort police said Wednesday.
Frankfort police were called Sunday at 6:30 p.m. to the 20700 block of northbound LaGrange Road, for a three-vehicle crash.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of one vehicle—later identified as Laurence Capriotti, 80—suffered a medical emergency, then striking the other two vehicles. CPR was initiated on scene. Capriotti was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead.
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Occupants of the other vehicles reported minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation pending autopsy results.
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