PEOTONE, IL – Police have released details surrounding a deadly crash in Will County that killed two people Sunday.
According to the Illinois State Police, the driver of a Chevrolet Impala had blown past a stop sign and collided with two other vehicles, leaving two more people hospitalized.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Wilmington Road and Route 45 at around 8:18 a.m. on Sunday. The driver of the Chevrolet Impala was heading east on Wilmington Road when they failed to stop at the intersection and hit a Kia vehicle traveling north on Route 45.
The Kia then went off the road and caught fire, while the Chevrolet Impala continued traveling east and struck a Ford Fusion that was heading west on the same road.
The driver and passenger of the Kia were declared dead at the scene by the coroner’s office. The drivers of the Chevrolet Impala and Ford Fusion were taken to the hospital with injuries.
The Will County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the identities of the two people killed in the crash.
The events surrounding the crash remain under investigation with State Police.
