Complete Joliet, IL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Joliet result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Joliet crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Joliet accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Joliet wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Joliet Police Department;

Joliet Fire & Rescue Department;

Will County Sheriff’s Office;

Illinois State Police;

Joliet major medical facilities include AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet;

Will County Superior Court;

Joliet real-time traffic report;

Joliet grief support services;

Illinois State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Joliet accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a Joliet personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Joliet personal injury lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Sat, 03/29/2014 Bicycle Accident 4-year-old boy seriously injured, transported to hospital, after he is run over by a car, driven by Mykala K, Robinson, 21, while riding his bicycle on Oakland Avenue in Joliet.
Sun, 05/11/2014 Pedestrian Accident Teen critically injured in pedestrian accident with hit-and-run driver on South Chicago Street and Pheasant Run Road in Joliet, Illinois
Fri, 03/20/2015 Pedestrian Accident Mark A. Cipolla killed in pedestrian crash with alleged drunk drivers at Hickory Street and Western Avenue in Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 04/07/2015 Drunk Driving 39-year-old man seriously injured after car was T-boned by drunk driver on Black Road and Bethel Drive in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 05/03/2015 Car Accident Michael B. McCoy, 66, killed in multi-vehicle car crash on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois
Fri, 05/15/2015 Car Accident Man killed and three others injured in head-on collision on Route 30 in Joliet, Illinois
Fri, 05/15/2015 Car Accident Glenn E. Trost, 82, killed in head-on car crash on Route 30 in Joliet, Illinois
Mon, 07/06/2015 Car Accident David Zenteno, 31, killed in head-on car crash on Interstate 80 near Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 08/25/2015 Car Accident 6-vehicle pileup closes I-80 near Houbolt Ave in Joliet, Illinois
Fri, 11/13/2015 Bicycle Accident Raul Weeks, 57, killed when pickup strikes his bicycle on Boulder Avenue and Washington Street in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 04/17/2016 Car Accident Two people injured and Edgar Hernandez-Cruz, 35, after wrong-way crash on South Chicago Street in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 09/18/2016 Motorcycle Accident Jaime Mendez Jr., 36, killed in motorcycle collision with alleged driver Kathy A. Molitor, 58, at Route 59 at Country Glen Court in Joliet, Illinois
Wed, 06/28/2017 Car Accident Ayla M. Tyson, 29, killed in rear-end collision on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 09/26/2017 Truck Accident Sami S. Guzick, 50, and Jugoslav Djordjevic, 49, dead in fiery crash involving 3 commercial vehicles on I-80 near Joliet, Illinois
Wed, 02/07/2018 Pedestrian Accident Mariano H. Velasco, 47, killed in pedestrian collision at Collins Street and East Cass Street in Joliet, Illinois