Sheriff’s police investigating crash that killed 16-year-old

By Admin on March 10, 2010

The Will County sheriff’s office has identified three other people involved in a New Lenox crash where a 16-year-old girl was killed.

But authorities are still investigating the crash to determine what citations should be issued, said Pat Barry, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. Emily A. Dukovac, of Joliet, was killed Monday night after the Chevrolet Cavalier she was in collided with a Ford F-150 truck at Cherry Hill and New Lenox roads.

The Cavalier was heading east on New Lenox Road when it either went through the stop sign or slowed down and proceeded without stopping, Barry said. The car was struck by the pick-up truck heading north on Cherry Hill Road.

The driver of the Cavalier was Alainna H. Haiman, 17, of Joliet, Barry said. And also riding in the car, on the passenger side, was Chelsea M. Hamm, 17, of Joliet. Emily was in the back passenger side, where most of the impact occurred, Barry said.

The other girls, along with the driver of the truck – Frederick T. Warner, 49, of Joliet – were taken to Silver Cross Hospital, but did not suffer serious injuries, Barry said.

In Illinois, teenage drivers younger than 18 are allowed to have only one passenger younger than 20 years old in the vehicle with them unless the extra passenger is a sibling.

As part of their investigation, detectives are trying to determine whether the three teens should have been riding together, Barry said.

– Lolly Bowean

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