14-year-old St. Charles boy killed, sister injured in Indiana crash on way home from spring break

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
West suburban teen killed, younger sister injured in Indiana crash
A St. Charles, Illinois man is remembering his son, 14-year-old Jordan Laskowski, who was killed in car crash northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana.

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (WLS) -- A west suburban man is remembering his son, who was killed in a crash while on his way home from spring break.

This crash happened Friday, northwest of Indianapolis.

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St. Charles 14-year-old Jordan Laskowski was killed, and his 12-year-old sister was hurt.

Jordan's father says his son was his best friend.

"He was just like me," said Scott Laskowski. "Loves sports. Huge, die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. His name is Jordan. Michael Jordan was my hero growing up, so, that's why I named him.

Jordan's mother, grandmother and 8-year-old sister were also in the car, but were not seriously hurt.

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