Man Killed Pickup-Semi Crash on Rt. 53
The 68-year-old Ivesdale man was pronounced dead at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center; two others were injured.
A 68-year-old man was killed Thursday night when his pickup truck was T-boned by a semi-trailer truck at Chicago Street/Route 53 and Schweitzer Road in Joliet. Charles M. Tabaka, of Ivesdale, Ill., was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County Coroner's Office. Two passengers in Tabaka's truck were also injured, Joliet Police Chief Michael Trafton said. One was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in very serious condition and the other was being treated for numerous broken bones at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. Tabaka was in town for the NASCAR races and staying at the track's campground, Trafton said. The group was going out to dinner and Tabaka was…
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Cyndi Pridemore
5:21 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wow, Mr. Rook.! That is wholly inappropriate ! Why not wait to pass judgment. He was a close friend and exclassmate of a friend of mine and lived 12 miles away. He has a wonderful family and they are devastated. Any inference to drinking and especially being a drunk is premature, unwarranted and makes me question why you wrote it. Are u a serial blogger, just look for these stories? Have some … more ›