Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Injured In I-55 Crash In Will County: Police
The crash involved a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle, state police said.
WILL COUNTY, IL — One person was killed and another was injured in an early morning crash on Interstate 55 in Will County, according to police.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday on the southbound interstate near Weber Road in Romeoville, and involved a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle, state police said. Two people were taken to a hospital with injuries, one of whom later died.
The deceased victim was identified as 22-year-old Derek R. Hernandez of Elgin, according to Will County Coroner Laurie Summers, whose office said he was pronounced dead about 4 a.m. at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook.
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Southbound lanes were closed but reopened around 8:15 a.m., according to police. Illinois State Police Troop 3 was investigating.
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