Plainfield: Teen boy killed in vehicle crash

The 17-year-old boy was driving at a high rate of speed north on Van Dyke Road, just north of 127th Street, when he passed a vehicle, lost control and struck two utility poles.

By Jermaine Nolen

A teen boy was fatally shot Aug. 14, 2022, in the Golden Gate neighborhood. — A 17-year-old boy was killed July 31, 2020, in a vehicle crash in southwest suburban Plainfield.

A 17-year-old boy was killed in a vehicle crash Friday in southwest suburban Plainfield, according to preliminary information from Plainfield police.

A preliminary investigation found that about 5:25 p.m. the boy was driving a BMW at a high rate of speed north on Van Dyke Road just north of 127th Street, when he passed a vehicle, lost control and struck two utility poles, police said.

The boy was rushed to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora with life-threatening injuries, and was later airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he died, police said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Teen boy killed in vehicle crash southwest suburban Plainfield: police

The 17-year-old boy was driving at a high rate of speed north on Van Dyke Road, just north of 127th Street, when he passed a vehicle, lost control and struck two utility poles.