There was a vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon (April 29, 2014) in Joliet after which a man died.
This accident happened at approximately 2:00 p.m. as a van was heading south on Wesmere Parkway left the roadway and struck a tree just to the north of Twin Lakes Court.
According to the Will County Coroner’s Office, the driver was identified as David Herrera, 56, of Joliet. He was pronounced dead at 2:34 p.m. after being taken to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.
An excerpt from the Joliet Patch article of April 29, 2014, titled “Man Dies After Van Strikes Tree in Joliet” :
Roechner said it’s unclear whether the crash killed Herrera, or whether his death was the result of a medical emergency. Roechner said Herrera’s sister arrived on the scene after the crash, telling police that he had undergone a heart transplant in November and suffered from medical conditions.
Roechner said it did not look like Herrera made any attempt to stop the van before it struck the tree.
Additional details and possible updates concerning this Will County collision can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the Joliet Patch article mentioned above, as well as the April 29 The Times Weekly article titled “Joliet man killed in single-car accident Tuesday.”