(JOLIET) An Iowa man died after his vehicle veered into oncoming traffic on Interstate 80 Monday afternoon in southwest suburban Joliet, police said.
About 4 p.m., the driver — identified by police as 31-year-old David Zenteno of Des Moines, Iowa — was traveling west on I-80 when his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lanes and struck two other vehicles near the Briggs Street exit, Illinois State Police said.
Zenteno’s vehicle flipped over in the collision and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
It was not known Monday night was caused Zenteno to cross the lanes, which were closed for three hours, police said.