Joliet Man Arrested for 2023 Crash

David Gonzalez (47, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and  transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Four Counts of Aggravated DUI.  

On December 23, 2023, at 5:51 p.m., Officers responded to South Center Street and Morgan  Street for a traffic crash with injuries. A preliminary investigation of the crash determined the  following: A Dodge Challenger driven by Gonzalez was southbound on South Center Street at  Morgan Street and it is believed that the Dodge crossed over the raised median and struck a Ford  Focus head on, driven by a then 17-year-old male Joliet resident. Gonzalez was transported to  Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with serious injuries and then  was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center for further treatment. The driver of the  Ford was transported to Silver Cross Hospital by the Joliet Fire Department and an adult male  passenger of the Ford was transported to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire  Department for treatment of their injuries.  

During the investigation of this crash, it became apparent through the evidence in this case that  alcohol was a major factor in this collision. Traffic Unit Investigators obtained an arrest warrant  for four counts of Aggravated DUI for Gonzalez on September 17, 2024. Gonzalez was placed  into custody at a residence in the 500 block of Nicholson Street later that evening on September  17, 2024.