A Romeoville man was killed Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a mini-van at the intersection of Weber and Taylor roads in Romeoville.
Don Trasmonte, 41, was in a Mitsubishi SUV and turning north onto Weber from eastbound Taylor about 5:15 a.m., according to Romeoville police and the Will County Coroner’s Office.
A southbound Dodge mini-van struck the SUV on the driver’s side, according to police.
Trasmonte was transported to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital and pronounced dead there at 6:08 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.
Trasmonte’s wife, a passenger in the SUV, was also taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, police said.
The 30-year-old driver of the Dodge, a Crest Hill resident, was detained for investigation by Romeoville police following the crash, but no charges had been announced as of Monday afternoon.
Romeoville police are investigating the crash’s cause.
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