Man sped through red stoplight, leading to double-fatal crash in Joliet: police

JOLIET, Ill. - Update (Feb. 21): 

Joliet police say the driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe could be facing criminal charges after investigators found that he sped through a red stoplight, leading to a deadly crash.

Surveillance video showed the Tahoe driving through the stoplight, heading northbound on 129th Infantry Drive at Black Road, police say. 

The Tahoe was driven by a 19-year-old Crest Hill man, but his identity hasn't been released.

Criminal charges will be decided after the investigation has finished. We'll bring more updates to this story as they become available. 

Original: 

Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Joliet Sunday morning, according to police. 

A Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 19-year-old Crest Hill man struck a Chevrolet Trailblazer at the intersection of Black Road and 129th Infantry Drive just after 2 a.m.

The collision caused the Trailblazer to veer off the road and strike a fire hydrant. The car flipped over onto its passenger side, leaving the 65-year-old male driver and a 59-year-old female passenger struck. 

The driver of the Tahoe and an unknown male passenger attempted to flee the scene of the crash on foot. Officers stopped the driver but were unable to locate the passenger. 

The Joliet Fire Department responded and tried to extricate the occupants of the Trailblazer, but both the man and woman were pronounced dead on scene. 

The roadway was closed for several hours for investigation. The victims' identities and causes of death are under investigation by the Will County Coroner's Office.

This crash remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Traffic Unit. Anyone with video or information regarding this crash is asked to contact the Traffic Unit at (815) 724-3010.