3 people, including UIC track star, killed in wrong-way crash on I-88, ISP says

UIC track star killed in crash on Mother's Day weekend

A UIC student athlete is being remembered after a tragic wrong-way crash on I-88 in Aurora over Mother's Day weekend.

AURORA, Ill. - Three people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 88 in the far western suburbs early Sunday morning.

What we know:

Two cars were involved in the crash in the westbound lanes of I-88 in Aurora around 4 a.m., according to the Illinois State Police.

A car was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when it hit a second car head-on. 

Three people had life-threatening injuries and died, ISP said.

All lanes of traffic were closed around 4:16 a.m. near the crash site and all westbound lanes remained closed for the investigation.

On Tuesday, the Kane County Coroner identified the three people who were killed. 

One driver was identified as 32-year-old Jonathan Rivera, from Melrose Park. The second driver was identified as 21-year-old Sariyah Watson, from DeKalb, and her passenger, 21-year-old Heaven Williams, also from DeKalb. 

Autopsy results confirmed that all three people died from crash-related injuries. Toxicology results are still pending.