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I-55 reopens after Romeoville man dies in fatal crash

3 vehicles involved in crash

A sign for Interstate 55 in Will County seen on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

The northbound lanes of Interstate 55 and Frontage Road in Romeoville have been reopened following a fatal crash involving a 20-year-old man.

Jonathan C. Wenzel, 20, of Romeoville, was pronounced dead at 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, the office of Will County Coroner Laurie Summers announced.

At 4:23 a.m. on Thursday, a vehicle traveling west on Frontage Road at a high rate of speed hit the curve and went airborne through the barrier onto northbound lanes of I-55, according to a statement from the Romeoville Police Department.

The vehicle was struck by another vehicle, police said. Three vehicles in all were involved in the incident, the Plainfield Fire Protection District said.

Wenzel, the driver of the speeding vehicle died, while the driver of the other vehicle on I-55 suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.

One patient was transported by a Plainfield Fire Protection District ambulance to Bolingbrook Hospital in critical but stable condition, the fire protection district said. Two additional individuals involved in the incident declined medical transport, the fire district said.

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News