Vehicle driving wrong way sideswipes wall and flees, Joliet IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/9/2025 08:09 PM

E Cass St & N Briggs St, Joliet, IL 60432

Police responded to a report of a vehicle driving the wrong way on a road intersection near Cass St and Briggs St in Joliet, Illinois. The vehicle sideswiped a wall and then fled northbound. Officers searched the area but did not locate the vehicle. Will County authorities are still searching for the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Chicago Suburbs South/SW

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Transcript:

00:00

The one unit facing the wrong way, 80 Westmont Gardner,

00:04

can someone give them a call and see if they're drivable? If not, can you send 3121?

00:16

335, 1040. Go ahead.

00:22

We're on the Brig Street, Briggs.

00:25

Briggs Street Bridge and Cass.

00:27

We have nothing found at this time.

00:29

We're going to be searching the area.

00:30

Stand by for an update.

00:34

Message received on the bridge, nothing showing.

00:38

You will be out checking.

00:41

I'll stand by.

00:46

Rendell's toes are out.

00:51

115 and 24 if I could get a crash port number in 2-year appeal.

00:55

315 and 104, stay by.

01:02

Come by, go ahead.

01:05

Uh,

01:07

did you know if I ISP for this?

01:12

Stand by. Stand by.

01:18

Italian, that's affirmative.

01:21

ISPU was notified.

01:25

Okay, uh,

01:28

give me an EPA, would you please?

01:32

Message received, I call.

01:37

LCC, AmyL52 calling us over.

01:41

Amm 52, I show you not this over.

01:48

South, our back northbound.

01:54

Time 4, we'll check northbound.

01:57

Yeah,

01:59

I'll check eastbound cast for you.

02:04

We check eastcast to park and didn't see anything.

02:10

All right, nope.

02:12

Gas station, some of them was also there.

02:17

Hello.

02:22

Send Will County out for me, please.

02:27

Message received.

02:34

Go ahead.

02:38

Stand by.

02:47

What county advised that there was a vehicle headed southbound and then side swiped the wall and then went northbound.

02:53

They're still looking for the vehicle so they said you could return.

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E Cass St & N Briggs St, Joliet, IL 60432

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