Car Hits Tree On Route 6 In Joliet: Driver Critically Hurt

Joliet IL

08 December, 2021

7:01 PM

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JOLIET, IL — A man who appeared to be in his 40s is fighting for his life after his car veered off Route 6 in Joliet, crashing into a tree Wednesday afternoon. A Joliet Fire Department ambulance rushed the crash victim to St. Joe's hospital where the man was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, fire chief Greg Blaskey said. The one-car crash happened shortly after 1:20 p.m. Joliet's firefighter/paramedics from Stations 6 and 7 responded to the wreck at Route 6 and Terminal Court. Blaskey said the victim was found unconscious and needed to be extricated from his car. A half dozen Joliet police officers were on the scene Wednesday afternoon, investigating the events that led to the crash. A man who looked to be in his 40s lost control of his car on Route 6 in Joliet. His injuries are life-threatening, Fire Chief Greg Blaskey said. John Ferak/Patch A man who looked to be in his 40s lost control of his car on Route 6 in Joliet. His injuries are life-threatening, Fire Chief Greg Blaskey said. John Ferak/Patch