Joliet Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Accident On Jefferson And Hammes

Joliet Police are investigating a fatal crash from Thursday morning. It was at 6:52am that officers were called to the area of West Jefferson Street and Hammes Avenue for a traffic crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, Officers located a critically injured female pedestrian in the roadway that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The vehicle and driver remained on scene. The female victim was transported to Amita St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department where she unfortunately succumbed to her injuries.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian was in the roadway on West Jefferson Street west of Hammes Avenue and was struck by a vehicle that was westbound Jefferson Street from Hammes Avenue.