Deadly Joliet, Missouri Crashes Kill Five

Two fatal vehicle crashes occurred over the weekend in the Midwest. In Joliet, Illinois, 57-year-old David Lee Nelson was killed after his Buick Regal veered into oncoming traffic on Black Road, striking a Buick Encore head-on and then a Chevrolet Silverado; two women in the Encore were critically injured, and the Silverado's driver was unhurt. In a separate incident in Crawford County, Missouri, a motorhome crossed the median on Interstate 44, colliding with an SUV and causing both vehicles to catch fire, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants, who were identified as couples from Elizabeth, Arkansas, and Bourbon, Missouri, though their names have not been officially released. Authorities in both states are investigating the causes of the crashes. Police are urging anyone with relevant information to come forward. The Will County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death in the Joliet crash.