Wrong-way driver killed in head-on crash with semi on I-80 in Minooka: Illinois State Police

All lanes have reopened after being shut down for nearly six hours.

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Friday, January 24, 2025
Wrong-way driver killed in head-on crash with semi in Grundy Co.: ISP
A driver is dead after a wrong-way crash on I-80 near Ridge Road in Minooka, IL early Friday morning, Illinois State Police said.

MINOOKA, Ill. (WLS) -- A wrong-way driver was killed in a head-on crash with a semi on Interstate 80 in Grundy County early Friday morning, Illinois State Police said.

ISP said the crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-80 at Minooka Road just after 12:40 a.m.

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A car was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided with a semi head-on, ISP said.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead on the scene. The Grundy County Coroner's Office identified the driver as Kieth R. Oswald, a 58-year-old Chicago man.

The driver of the semi was taken to a local hospital with injuries.

Westbound I-80 was closed at Ridge Road as ISP investigated for nearly six hours. All lanes have since reopened.

Further information was not immediately available.

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