Man Dies After Vehicle Hits Pole, Overturns In Pond: ISP

Bolingbrook IL

27 May, 2021

9:36 AM

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BOLINGBROOK, IL — State police said a man was pronounced dead at the scene of an early morning crash near Bolingbrook on Thursday. Police said the vehicle was on the ramp from northbound I-55 to I-355 around 2:36 a.m. when the driver lost control and the vehicle went off the road and hit a live power line pole. The Will County Coroner's office identified the man as 32-year-old Dennis A. Alexander of Downers Grove. The crash caused Alexander's vehicle to overturn and become submerged in a pond, according to police. Illinois State Police said the driver was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. The ramp was reopened to traffic just before 6:30 a.m., police said.