Overview
- Illinois officials named the wrong-way driver as Johnathan Rivera, 32, of Melrose Park, and the second passenger as Heaven Williams, 21, of DeKalb.
- The crash, which occurred early Sunday on westbound I-88 near Aurora, left Rivera, Williams, and UIC sprinter Sariyah Watson, 21, dead.
- Investigators said Rivera was traveling east in the westbound lanes when he hit the women’s car head-on near milepost 112.25.
- The Kane County coroner reported that autopsies found multiple injuries consistent with a vehicle collision, and samples were sent for comprehensive toxicology analysis.
- UIC acknowledged Watson’s death, offered counseling for students and staff, and friends and family shared remembrances of her life and recent competitions.