Plainfield Man Indicted In Joliet Township Crash That Killed 2: PD

PLAINFIELD, IL — A Plainfield man was indicted Friday in connection to a November 2023 crash that led to the deaths of two Joliet residents.

Illinois State Police obtained a grand jury indictment, filed at the Will County Courthouse, against 34-year-old Isaiah Ferguson. The man has not yet been taken into custody.

The indictment charges Ferguson with 10 counts of reckless homicide in connection with the double fatality that happened on Nov. 14, 2023. The Joliet Township double fatality happened along Route 53 at Louis Road around 3:10 p.m., according to the Illinois State Police.

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Court documents indicate the Plainfield resident was driving a Dodge Challenger on Route 53 "with a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property" and drove at a speed "which was in excess of 20 miles per hour over the applicable speed limit of 45 miles per hour causing his motor vehicle to strike the motor vehicle driven by Elbert Washington, and in which Michelle Weithers was a passenger thereby causing the deaths of Elbert Washington and Michelle Weithers."

One of the reckless homicide charges indicates that in addition to driving at least 20 mph over the 45-mph speed limit, Ferguson is accused of having consumed cannabis.

Ferguson comes from the 1800 block of Crestview Drive in Plainfield, according to the arrest warrant signed by Will County Chief Judge Dan Kennedy.