Plainfield crash leaves 13-year-old with life-threatening injuries

A young teenager faces life-threatening injuries after the mini motorcycle he was operating collided with a car in Plainfield, police said.

About 4:50 p.m. Thursday, the Plainfield Police Department and the Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to the intersection of Springview and Crossing drives for a serious traffic crash, according to a news release from Plainfield police.

Upon arrival, officers found a 13-year-old boy lying in the intersection adjacent to a Honda Z50R mini motorcycle, police said. Officers also saw a 2008 Honda Accord sitting just north of the intersection.

Officers tended to the boy until fire personnel arrived at the scene, police said.

The teenager was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet and then later transferred to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police had no update on the teenager’s condition as of Friday morning.

A preliminary investigation determined that the Honda Accord was traveling north on Crossing Drive and passing through the intersection, and the Honda Z50R, being operated by the teenager, was traveling east on Springview Drive, police said.

The Honda Z50R did not yield the right-of-way and struck the rear driver’s side of the Honda Accord, police said.

Members of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic reconstruction of the incident. The incident remains under investigation, Plainfield police said.

Anyone needing or having additional information pertaining to the crash is asked to call Sgt. Dino Dabezic at 815-267-7238.