Illinois Accident Report: 3 kids hospitalized, married couple killed in wrong-way crash near Joliet

Crash Report – I-55

Joliet, IL 

Report ID: 2022 June 27

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: SUV 

Traffic Unit 2: Pickup Truck 

Traffic Unit 3: Semi-truck 

Occupants: 7

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes 

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown 

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Wrong-way, Head-on 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A 

 Narrative

JOLIET, IL – Three children were injured and their parents were killed in a wrong-way collision on I-55 near Joliet around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. For reasons unknown, a driver of a pickup truck crashed head-on into the family SUV, and then a semi-truck driver collided with the SUV. As a result, the parents of the SUV – Ron and Kelly Dube of Emigton – suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. The children, the youngest being 2 years old, were transported to Lurie Children’s Hospital for broken bones and cuts. The pickup truck driver was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries. The pickup truck driver was not charged. It is unclear if impairment played a role in this collision. 

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