That sole survivor of the crash, Thomas Dobosz, 32, remains hospitalized here at Loyola University Medical Center. A neighbor told ABC7 he lost his wife and all his children in the crash. Investigators said shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, Dobosz was driving west on I-90 near Hampshire in a blue Chevy van when the driver of a gray Acura, identified as 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandes of Carpentersville, drove toward opposite direction and collided with Dobosz’s vehicle head-on. Both cars were completely engulfed in flames. Troopers said they found Fernandes dead at the scene as well as all of Dobosz’s passengers, identified as 31-year-old Lauren Dobosz, and five children: two 13-year-old girls, 7- and 6-year-old boys and a 5-year-old girl. SEE ALSO | Kankakee couple killed, 3 children injured in GA crash on way to visit grandparents Neighbors in Rolling Meadows said four of them were the couple’s children. “When you find out it’s people you’ve known for years, it hits a little harder,” said David Moreno, a neighbor of the Dobosz family. “Losing your family in a split second like this isn’t going to be easy for anyone.” Moreno said four of the children were the couple’s children. “I understand one of the older daughters had a friend with her,” he said. “I know it’s going to be devastating to the community just to know that it was somebody that people knew.” State Police are still trying to figure out why Hernandez was going the wrong way. Authorities have not yet released the identities of the five children. The deadly conflict sparked another conflict. When one semi truck stopped to let a medical helicopter land, a second semi truck didn’t stop in time and rear-ended it, officials said. The trailer on one of them was torn apart and the boxes inside were scattered on the road. One person was slightly injured in the second collision. Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All rights reserved.
title: “Hampshire Car Crash I 90 Wrong Way Crash In Mchenry County Leaves 7 Dead Including 5 Children Illinois State Police Say " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Susan Arnold”
That sole survivor of the crash, Thomas Dobosz, 32, remains hospitalized here at Loyola University Medical Center. A neighbor told ABC7 he lost his wife and all his children in the crash. Investigators said shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, Dobosz was driving west on I-90 near Hampshire in a blue Chevy van when the driver of a gray Acura, identified as 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandes of Carpentersville, drove toward opposite direction and collided with Dobosz’s vehicle head-on. Both cars were completely engulfed in flames. Troopers said they found Fernandes dead at the scene as well as all of Dobosz’s passengers, identified as 31-year-old Lauren Dobosz, and five children: two 13-year-old girls, 7- and 6-year-old boys and a 5-year-old girl. SEE ALSO | Kankakee couple killed, 3 children injured in GA crash on way to visit grandparents Neighbors in Rolling Meadows said four of them were the couple’s children. “When you find out it’s people you’ve known for years, it hits a little harder,” said David Moreno, a neighbor of the Dobosz family. “Losing your family in a split second like this isn’t going to be easy for anyone.” “I understand one of the older daughters had a friend with her,” Moreno said. “I know it’s going to be devastating to the community just to know that it was somebody that people knew.” State Police are still trying to figure out why Fernandez was going the wrong way. Authorities have not yet released the identities of the five children. The fatal accident also caused another collision. When one semi truck stopped to let a medical helicopter land, a second semi truck didn’t stop in time and rear-ended it, officials said. The trailer on one of them was torn apart and the boxes inside were scattered on the road. One person was slightly injured in the second collision. Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All rights reserved.
