The Brief
- Authorities are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a crash in Joliet, leaving a passenger critically injured.
- The crash involved a Chevrolet Aveo and a Saturn Aura, with the Saturn’s driver fleeing on foot before police arrived.
- Police are investigating a possible link between the crash and a fight at Los Gavenos bar earlier that night.
JOLIET, Ill. – Authorities are searching for a driver who fled the scene of an overnight crash in Joliet that left one man hospitalized.
The individuals involved in the crash may also be connected to a fight that occurred at a local bar prior to the incident.
What we know
Joliet police were called just before 3 a.m. Sunday to the area of North Chicago Street and Benton Street for a crash with injuries.
A Chevrolet Aveo, driven by a 34-year-old Joliet man, and a Saturn Aura with an unidentified driver were traveling southbound on North Chicago Street when the crash occurred.…