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Joliet crash leaves driver with minor injuries

Joliet Police blocked off Plainfield Road between Douglas Street and Taylor Street after a construction company struck a gas line. Monday, August 1, 2022 in Joliet.

A crash involving three vehicles in Joliet left one driver with minor injuries, police said.

About 7:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to Glenwood Avenue and North Larkin Avenue for a traffic crash involving a Mazda 5, a Toyota RAV4 and a Ford Focus, according to Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English.

The 70-year-old driver of the Mazda 5 was heading east on Glenwood Avenue and approaching North Larkin Avenue when he went into the intersection and struck the Toyota RAV4, English said.

Following that crash, the Mazda 5 then rolled over onto the front of a Ford Focus that was traveling west on Glenwood Avenue and stopped at North Larkin Avenue, English said.

The 63-year-old driver of the Toyota RAV4 suffered minor injuries and was taken to Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital, English said.

The 30-year-old driver of the Ford Focus was issued a citation for having no driver’s license, English said.

“The investigation of this crash was unable to determine right of way,” he said.

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News