One-car Crash Critically Injures Driver
On May 31, 2025, at 6:44 a.m., Officers responded to the 2200 block of Maple Road for a traffic crash with injuries.
A preliminary investigation determined that a Hyundai Elantra driven by a male (29, Joliet) was traveling eastbound on Maple Road. The Hyundai veered off the roadway to the left, entering a business parking lot in the 2200 block of Maple Road and collided into an unoccupied Freightliner truck that was parked in the lot.
The driver was transported to Silver Cross Hospital by the Joliet Fire Department with life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was temporarily closed as traffic investigators reconstructed the scene. This crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with video footage or information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit at (815)724-3110.