Laurie K. Cooper, Danny L. Cooper Obituary, Death – The names of the two individuals who tragically lost their lives late Saturday night in Crest Hill along Plainfield Road were released by Will County Coroner Laurie H. Summers on Monday morning. The victims of the fatal incident were identified as Laurie K. Cooper, a 53-year-old resident of Plainfield, and Danny L. Cooper, a 68-year-old man from Plainfield. Both individuals were discovered deceased at 11:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of Plainfield Road as a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian, as stated by Summers.
The Crest Hill Police are currently investigating the incident, and an autopsy was conducted on Sunday. According to Crest Hill police, they received a notification about a collision involving at least one pedestrian around 11 p.m. on Sunday. Upon arriving at the scene in the 2100 block of Plainfield Road, they discovered two individuals in the roadway who had already succumbed to their injuries.
As part of the investigation into this tragic double fatality, Plainfield Road was closed between Fern Street and Sweetbriar Avenue for several hours, as confirmed by the police.