MONEE – A 61-year-old Manteno man died following a two-car crash early Wednesday.
Daniel L. Wrona was pronounced dead at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday at the scene, on Pauling Road east of Highland Avenue, according to the Will County Coroner's Office.
Will County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said deputies were called at 3:30 a.m. to the site of the crash, which is in the Monee-Beecher area.
"When deputies arrived they observed a Toyota in the south ditch off the roadway and a Ford van on the roadway," she said.
Initial reports indicate the Ford crossed the center line and struck the Toyota head-on, according to Hoffmeyer.
Wrona was the driver of the Toyota. Preliminary autopsy results reveal he suffered multiple injuries due to crash, according to the Coroner's Office, although the final cause of death is pending police, toxicological and autopsy reports.
The driver of the Ford van, Henry N. Farmer, 31, of Beecher, was transported to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields for injuries to his face and arms, Hoffmeyer said.
Farmer was charged with improper lane use and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.