Coroner IDs Body In Route 6 Burning Car As Joliet Resident

JOLIET, IL — The Will County Coroner's Office has investigated several Joliet traffic fatalities of late. On Monday evening, the coroner's office announced that the body of a man burned beyond recognition last Friday morning along Route 6 and Terminal Court was 23-year-old Matthew Sellers, of Joliet.

Dental records were used to confirm his identity, the coroner's office said.

Around 3:25 a.m. on May 7, Sellers was driving a car along Route 6 that smashed into a traffic light pole. The car rolled and caught on fire. His 34-year-old passenger was thrown from the car, and the Joliet Fire Department rushed the severely injured him to St. Joe's hospital where he was reported in critical condition.

To read Joliet Patch's original coverage of the fatality, go here.