Month: October 2018

There was a fatal Homer Glen car accident on Sunday (October 21, 2018) night.  The accident involved one car crossing the center line and colliding “head-on” with another car.

According to the Illinois State Police, this fatal Homer Glen car accident occurred at Archer Avenue just south of 135th Street.  The crash happened at 9:26 p.m.

According to the preliminary car accident investigation, the crash happened as one vehicle was traveling north on Archer when it crossed into the southbound lanes and hit the other car.

The northbound car was driven by Arunas Augustaitis, 62, from Elk Grove Village.  The southbound car was driven by Jennifer Balice, 36, of Lemont.

Jennifer Balice was declared dead at the accident scene.  Arunas Augustaitis was declared dead after being taken to the hospital.

The car accident investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the Illinois State Police.

An excerpt regarding the crash, from the October 22, 2018 NBC Chicago article titled “2 Dead in Homer Glen crash“:

Alcohol was suspected in the crash but state police said an investigation was ongoing.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this fatal Homer Glen car accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the article mentioned above as well as the October 22 Lemont Patch article titled “Lemont Woman Killed In Head-On Crash.”

As discussed on the “Will County ‘Head-On Collisions’” page, for various reasons when two vehicles collide “head-on,” accident injuries are often very serious, if not immediately life-threatening.  Such collisions are often highly forceful, and can result in vehicle occupants being subject to many unnatural pressures.  The resulting injuries can be especially serious to a driver or passenger if the person is not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

“Head-on collisions” can be very hard to avoid as they often happen very quickly and usually without warning.

A rollover crash occurred early Sunday (October 21, 2018) in Bolingbrook.  The crash involved two vehicles.   Two people were injured and taken to the hospital following this rollover crash.

Details on the crash appear to be limited at this time.  The reason for the accident does not appear to be publicly disclosed.

The rollover crash happened at approximately 12:15 a.m. at the intersection of Lily Cache Road and Schmidt Road.

As seen in accident scene photos in the October 21, 2018 Naperville Patch article titled “Rollover Crash Injures 2,” the rollover left the SUV on its side.

As discussed on the “Will County Rollover Accidents” page, there are many reasons as to why a vehicle might roll.  However, there are a few factors that make a rollover crash more likely to occur.  These factors include excessive speed and loss of vehicle control, as well as the type and contour of the roadway.

An excerpt from that page:

Given the demographic and traffic aspects of Will County, one would expect there to be a significant number of rollover crashes.  Various recent Will County crashes involving rollovers have been summarized on this site.  Those crashes include accidents in Joliet, Lockport Township, unincorporated Manhattan Township, Channahon Township, and Romeoville.

One key safety issue during a rollover crash is whether vehicle occupants are wearing seat belts.  Those who are not are at risk of being ejected (i.e. partially or fully thrown) from the vehicle.  As seen in many Chicago-area accidents in which ejections have occurred, such ejections often lead to serious accident injuries which can be life-threatening in nature.

Additional details regarding the Bolingbrook rollover crash as well as the broader issue of rollover accidents and their consequences can be seen in the sources mentioned above.