Friday, October 5, 2012
Even after being tased by a Tinley Park Police officer, Matthew Dyer, 20, of Frankfort, began spitting at Illinois State Police troopers, according to police reports.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
A Tinley Park Police officer tased a Frankfort man who had been arrested by Illinois State Police on Sept. 26 after the man tried to get out of his cuffs and kick the arresting officers, according to a police report. Matthew W. Dyer, 20, of the 600 block of Hawthorne Drive in Frankfort, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, resisting a peace officer and possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana, according to Will County Sheriff's Office records. The possession charge was later dropped, but traffic charges of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane use were added, according to Will County Circuit Court records. Dyer was released on $5,000 bond, and his next court date is …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A Mokena teen was killed when he was ejected from a vehicle that rolled over Tuesday night.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A 16-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Homer Township, the SouthtownStar is reporting. Will County sheriff's police said Jay Vana was found partially underneath a pickup that had left the road and rolled over. Vana, who had been a passenger, was ejected from the vehicle, the paper reported. He was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead. Will County police were called at 8:38 p.m. to Lauffer and Haas roads. Upon arrival, a 16-year-old male from Lockport was found yelling for help. Initial investigation from Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division reported that it appears the truck attempted to turn south onto Haas Road and lost control. The driver was also transported to Silver …
Monday, September 17, 2012
A car accident near Lincoln-Way East High School shortly after 1 p.m. slowed traffic on La Grange Road Monday.
One person was taken to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle accident about 1:15 p.m. Monday. Frankfort police said the accident report was unavailable but Frankfort Fire District Assistant Chief Larry Rauch said was victim was transported by ambulance to St. James. The accident tied up the intersection of Colorado Street and La Grange Road for less than an hour. Witnesses on the scene said it appeared a vehicle attempting to turn left from La Grange Road onto Colorado and a northbound car struck each other. One vehicle was stuck in the middle of the intersection and the second car landed off the road. Both sustained heavy damage. A third car was also being towed from the scene of the crash. Follow…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Manhattan resident Jake Stevens, 22, died in a Frankfort Township car accident. New Lenox man Kevin Krohn was driving the vehicle, and police suspect alcohol was involved in the crash.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the fatal car accident that killed a Manhattan man Saturday while the driver, a New Lenox man, escaped. The accident occurred about 3:45 a.m. Aug. 25 in Frankfort Township. The passenger, 22-year-old Jake Stevens of Manhattan, died as a result of burns. Stevens was a passenger in a car driven by Kevin Krohn, 22, of New Lenox, when the vehicle went off the road and hit an obstruction. The car burst into flames, said Kathy Hoffmeyer, Will County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. Get Patch breaking news alerts to your email. Stevens' identity wasn't determined immediately, Hoffmeyer said. The Will County Coroner's Office identified Stevens through his dental records. According to police, Krohn, who …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Traffic was stop-and-go between Interstate 57 and 80th Avenue because of an accident that blocked the right lane of westbound traffic.
A two-car accident near Harlem Avenue and Interstate 80 in Tinley Park slowed traffic Monday morning. According to Patch's commuter guide, traffic was stop-and-go between Interstate 57 and 80th Avenue because of an accident that blocked the right lane of westbound traffic. The accident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sign up to receive a free, daily e-newsletter from Tinley Park Patch. A silver car was in a ditch, and a black car blocking the right lane had its front end crushed. The silver car's rear end was damaged as well. Police weren't immediately sure what caused the accident. One man was transported away in an ambulance with unknown injuries. Mokena and Tinley Park firefighters responded, and the cars were being towed off the …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Bryan Bulger, 26, died after his car was rear-ended Wednesday night in New Lenox Township. Two other cars were involved in the accident.
A 26-year-old Manhattan man died Wednesday night following a three-car crash in New Lenox Township. Bryan L. Bulger was pronounced dead shortly after he was extricated from his car and airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital. According to the Will County Sheriff's Department, Bulger and a 24-year-old female passenger were heading south on Cedar Road near Delaney Road in a black Chevy. Get Patch breaking news alerts to your email. Bulger's car stopped at the stop sign to wait for a red Chevy driven by a 59-year-old Frankfort man to pass through the intersection while headed eastbound. Meanwhile, a black Chevy driven by Jason R. Rymut, 31, of Manhattan, failed to stop in time and rear-ended Bulger's car, sending it spinning into the …
Saturday, July 14, 2012
A 13-year-old Frankfort girl suffered a life-threatening injury after the ATV she was driving collided with a truck Thursday at 88th Avenue and Monee-Manhattan Road, the Will County Sheriff's Office reports.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
A 13-year-old Frankfort girl suffered a collapse lung after the ATV she was driving hit a truck Thursday afternoon at 88th Avenue and Monee-Manhattan Road, south of the village, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office. Two other girls who were riding on the ATV—a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, both from Peotone—were also injured in the crash, said Kathy Hoffmeyer, a sheriff's office spokeswoman. READ: A Roundup of Fireworks Offenses in Frankfort Over the Fourth of July Holiday The injuries to the 13-year-old and the 16-year-old, who sustained a fractured skull and several broken bones, are considered life-threatening, Hoffmeyer said, adding that the 15-year-old suffered non-life-threatening fractures and bruises. The driver of the …
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Traffic is stopped on Interstate 80 after a semi truck going west crossed the median and collided with another car, a witness said.
A semi truck collided with another car Monday morning on Interstate 80, closing down lanes and sending two people to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. According to a witness on the scene, a truck headed westbound blew out a tire and crossed the median, hitting a car that was moving east. The accident occurred just east of Gougar Road in New Lenox. The witness said an infant was removed from the car and appeared to be OK. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital, but the witness said she appeared conscious. Get breaking newsletters from New Lenox Patch. Brian Applegate of the New Lenox Fire Protection District said two people were taken to Silver Cross Hospital but he did not know the extent of their injuries. Eastbound …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The accident happened after one car cut off another near the intersection of Sauk Trail and Andrews Way, a village fire department official said.
Three people were injured in a two-car accident Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Sauk Trail and Andrews Way, a Frankfort Fire Protection District official said. The three people—the driver and two passengers of one of the cars—were brought to St. James Hospital and Health Centers in Olympia Fields, said Battalion Chief Sean Fierce, adding he didn't know their conditions or where they were from. The three were still in the car when rescue crews arrived around 3 p.m. but conscious, Fierce said. Because of the damage to the car, firefighters needed to cut away a car door to remove one passenger, he said. NEWSLETTER: Subscribe for Headlines and Breaking News Delievered to Your Inbox The driver of the other car refused medical …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Frankfort police reports, April 25-May 1.
TUESDAY, MAY 1 Police received a report stolen items from vehicles in a business parking lot in the 19900 block of LaGrange Road. MONDAY, APRIL 30 Stanislaw W. Wdowikowski, 27, of the 200 block of Pacific Street, turned himself in to police on an outstanding Will County warrant for felony reckless homicide and felony aggravated reckless driving. The warrant stems from a 2010 accident in Manhattan Township that killed one person and injured another. Wdowikowski was released on $10,000 bond, and his court date is May 30. READ: Frankfort Man Wanted in '10 Fatal Accident Has Troubled Driving Past Police received a report of about $800 worth of damage to a mailbox and lawn decorations in the 7200 block of Southwick Street. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 …
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4:20 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I went to highschool with him. He was always a chill kid, never acted out in violence. His brother actually just died a couple weeks ago from a heroin overdose. Sad. more ›