Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A Mokena teen was killed when he was ejected from a vehicle that rolled over Tuesday night.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A 16-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Homer Township, the SouthtownStar is reporting. Will County sheriff's police said Jay Vana was found partially underneath a pickup that had left the road and rolled over. Vana, who had been a passenger, was ejected from the vehicle, the paper reported. He was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead. Will County police were called at 8:38 p.m. to Lauffer and Haas roads. Upon arrival, a 16-year-old male from Lockport was found yelling for help. Initial investigation from Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division reported that it appears the truck attempted to turn south onto Haas Road and lost control. The driver was also transported to Silver …
Monday, September 17, 2012
A car accident near Lincoln-Way East High School shortly after 1 p.m. slowed traffic on La Grange Road Monday.
One person was taken to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle accident about 1:15 p.m. Monday. Frankfort police said the accident report was unavailable but Frankfort Fire District Assistant Chief Larry Rauch said was victim was transported by ambulance to St. James. The accident tied up the intersection of Colorado Street and La Grange Road for less than an hour. Witnesses on the scene said it appeared a vehicle attempting to turn left from La Grange Road onto Colorado and a northbound car struck each other. One vehicle was stuck in the middle of the intersection and the second car landed off the road. Both sustained heavy damage. A third car was also being towed from the scene of the crash. Follow…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Mokena police reports, Aug. 13-14 • Lockport faces driving charges • String of vehicle break-ins on St. Albert Court.
MONDAY, AUG. 13 Brian J. Klir, of the 11600 block of Blackhawk Court, was arrested at his home on an outstanding warrant after calling police around 2:30 a.m., claiming his neighbor owed him money. While discussing his complaint, Klir gave his driver's license to officers, who ran it through the police database and found Klir had an outstanding Cicero arrest warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe, according to the report. Klir was arrested and posted $500 bond. His next court date is Aug. 21. Attempts by police to contact the neighbor about the money matter were unsuccessful, the report stated. Maria G. Mendez, of the 16700 block of Park Ridge Drive in Lockport, was charged with …
Manhattan resident Jake Stevens, 22, died in a Frankfort Township car accident. New Lenox man Kevin Krohn was driving the vehicle, and police suspect alcohol was involved in the crash.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the fatal car accident that killed a Manhattan man Saturday while the driver, a New Lenox man, escaped. The accident occurred about 3:45 a.m. Aug. 25 in Frankfort Township. The passenger, 22-year-old Jake Stevens of Manhattan, died as a result of burns. Stevens was a passenger in a car driven by Kevin Krohn, 22, of New Lenox, when the vehicle went off the road and hit an obstruction. The car burst into flames, said Kathy Hoffmeyer, Will County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. Get Patch breaking news alerts to your email. Stevens' identity wasn't determined immediately, Hoffmeyer said. The Will County Coroner's Office identified Stevens through his dental records. According to police, Krohn, who …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Traffic was stop-and-go between Interstate 57 and 80th Avenue because of an accident that blocked the right lane of westbound traffic.
A two-car accident near Harlem Avenue and Interstate 80 in Tinley Park slowed traffic Monday morning. According to Patch's commuter guide, traffic was stop-and-go between Interstate 57 and 80th Avenue because of an accident that blocked the right lane of westbound traffic. The accident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sign up to receive a free, daily e-newsletter from Tinley Park Patch. A silver car was in a ditch, and a black car blocking the right lane had its front end crushed. The silver car's rear end was damaged as well. Police weren't immediately sure what caused the accident. One man was transported away in an ambulance with unknown injuries. Mokena and Tinley Park firefighters responded, and the cars were being towed off the …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Bryan Bulger, 26, died after his car was rear-ended Wednesday night in New Lenox Township. Two other cars were involved in the accident.
A 26-year-old Manhattan man died Wednesday night following a three-car crash in New Lenox Township. Bryan L. Bulger was pronounced dead shortly after he was extricated from his car and airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital. According to the Will County Sheriff's Department, Bulger and a 24-year-old female passenger were heading south on Cedar Road near Delaney Road in a black Chevy. Get Patch breaking news alerts to your email. Bulger's car stopped at the stop sign to wait for a red Chevy driven by a 59-year-old Frankfort man to pass through the intersection while headed eastbound. Meanwhile, a black Chevy driven by Jason R. Rymut, 31, of Manhattan, failed to stop in time and rear-ended Bulger's car, sending it spinning into the …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Traffic is stopped on Interstate 80 after a semi truck going west crossed the median and collided with another car, a witness said.
A semi truck collided with another car Monday morning on Interstate 80, closing down lanes and sending two people to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. According to a witness on the scene, a truck headed westbound blew out a tire and crossed the median, hitting a car that was moving east. The accident occurred just east of Gougar Road in New Lenox. The witness said an infant was removed from the car and appeared to be OK. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital, but the witness said she appeared conscious. Get breaking newsletters from New Lenox Patch. Brian Applegate of the New Lenox Fire Protection District said two people were taken to Silver Cross Hospital but he did not know the extent of their injuries. Eastbound …
Monday, April 9, 2012
An SUV collided with a pickup truck Friday in front of the Wolf Road entrance of Speedway gas station.
Two men and two women were hospitalized Friday after a collision between an SUV and a pickup truck near Wolf Road and U.S. Route 30, according to police and fire officials at the scene. The four people injured were taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, and the seriousness of their conditions was not known, said Frankfort Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Nick Peters. The individuals were able to get out of their vehicles after the accident and were gathered at the side of Wolf Road when rescue crews arrived, Peters added. The names of the injured were not released. The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. when the two women in the SUV, heading south on Wolf Road, began to turn in to the entrance of Speedway gas station between …
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Raihan Sayeed, on probation for reckless driving, was denied his request to go to the Grammy Awards because he hadn't sent apology letters to the couple he injured, reports said. He then e-mailed the Chicago Tribune to say he was sorry.
Earlier this week, a judge denied a Frankfort teen on probation for reckless driving his request to go to the Grammy Awards because the 19-year-old hadn't sent apologies to the couple seriously injured after he ran a stop sign in Mokena three years ago, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. On Thursday, Raihan "Ray" Sayeed, now a sophomore at Loyola University, sent an e-mail to the Tribune saying he was sorry and that his apology letters weren't sent by his probation officer despite being completed three days after his sentencing in November. Here's some of what Sayeed wrote in his e-mail according to the report: I am truly and sincerely sorry for what had happened almost three years ago, and will forever be. I hope that the (…
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Principal Michael Gardner's car rolled over after colliding with another driver Thursday at Route 30 and Schoolhouse Road.
Article updated at 12:30 p.m. Friday Police say Lincoln-Way North Principal Michael Gardner ran a red light, causing an accident that resulted in his car rolling over Thursday at Route 30 and Schoolhouse Road. Gardner was extracted from his black Chevy SUV and taken to Silver Cross Hospital with unknown injuries. Deputy Chief Bob Pawlisz of the New Lenox Police Department said the other driver was not injured and that there were no passengers in either vehicle. Lincoln-Way spokeswoman Stacy Holland said Gardner was doing fine and was back at work Friday morning. Gardner was charged with disobeying a red light. Witness Joe Whelan, of Orland Park, said he was in the left-hand turn lane facing north on Schoolhouse Road when he got a green …
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karen prystalski
6:21 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
I was Jay, Amy, and Matt's Pre-K and Kindergarten teacher. It was such a joy having the 3 in my classroom! It's heartbreaking hearing about this tragedy. He was a very fun and bright child. Karen-formerly Miss Hormanski more ›