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, 12/11/2021 Drunk Driving Christopher Hernandez, 29, charged with DUI after abandoning son in local grocery store following crash in Joliet, Illinois
Mon, 11/29/2021 Car Accident Jamie L. Stark, 25, killed when vehicle drove off road outside Joliet, Illinois
Sat, 06/19/2021 Motorcycle Accident Edwin Torres, 45, and John O. Melvin II, 57, die after eight motorcycles collide on I-80 in Joliet, Illinois
Mon, 05/10/2021 Car Accident Two killed, one seriously injured following crash that left car in pieces on West Jefferson Street in Joliet, Illinois
Sat, 05/01/2021 Car Accident Three injured, including 30-year-old man in critical condition, after car crosses centerline and strikes other vehicle head-on on Route 6 in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 04/04/2021 Car Accident 8-year-old and 14-year-old boys in critical condition, four others hospitalized after two-vehicle collision on Plainfield Road in Joliet, Illinois
Sat, 04/03/2021 Pedestrian Accident Two women hospitalized after Dontayasia Stephens, 24, allegedly intentionally strikes them and flees after altercation on Gardner Street in Joliet, Illinois
Thu, 02/11/2021 Car Accident One person killed and two injured in crash on Larkin Avenue in Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 01/19/2021 Car Accident One person killed in crash at East Cass and North Briggs in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 11/15/2020 Car Accident Sarah Wise, 19, killed in collision on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 06/28/2020 Motorcycle Accident Joseph P. McGrath, 21, killed in motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 in Joliet, Illinois
Sun, 03/03/2019 Car Accident Gerardo Castaneda, 70, and Keegan W. Sauerman, 21, killed in two collisions in Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 09/04/2018 Car Accident Eric Zielinski, 18, and Heather Sturwold, 18, killed in crash at Briggs Street and Spencer Road in Joliet, Illinois
Wed, 03/14/2018 Car Accident Woman critically injured in collision with alleged drunk driver Billy Ray Jones, 48, at Caton Farm and Essington in Joliet, Illinois
Tue, 03/06/2018 Car Accident Melinda Cullen, 38, killed when vehicle struck by semi-truck tire on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois