Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Shorewood Resident Dead in Violent Single-Car Crash
The accident occurred on Frontage Road, near River Crossing.
Robert K. Gewalt, 52, of Shorewood was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. Thursday night from injuries sustained in a one-car accident.
The vehicle, a Mini Cooper, crashed on southwest Frontage Road, at the intersection of River Crossing, struck a fixed object and came to rest in a ditch, Will County Coroner Patrick K. O'Neil said in a release.
The Shorewood Police Department is investigating the incident.
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An autopsy will take place on Friday.
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