19-18 Fatal Crash Final
Oak Brook Police Department
1200 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 368-8702
Contact:
Officer Katie Yager
Public Information Officer
(630) 368-8734
cyager@oak-brook.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
35th Street Fatal Crash
OAK BROOK, IL – November 8, 2019
At approximately 6:52 AM the Oak Brook Police Department, Westmont Police Department,
Oak Brook Fire Department and Westmont Fire Department responded to a serious traffic crash
with injuries and entrapment at 35th St and Tartan Lakes Dr. Upon their arrival, officers
observed a silver Toyota and a white Nissan in the intersection. Both vehicles had significant
front-end damage. A third vehicle, a white BMW, was parked on the south shoulder of the
roadway, east of the crash. The BMW had front driver’s side damage. The driver of the BMW
reported the Nissan was travelling E/B in the W/B lane of 35th St. when it struck the Toyota
head-on. The Toyota was traveling W/B in the W/B lane of 35th St. at the time of the crash. The
driver of the BMW stated the Nissan was attempting to pass the BMW in a No Passing Zone.
The Nissan struck the Toyota head-on and then struck the front drivers side of the BMW.
The driver of the BMW, a 53-year-old male from Glen Ellyn, declined medical treatment. The
driver of the Nissan, a 48-year-old male from Lombard, was transported to a local hospital in
stable condition. The driver of the Toyota, identified as 78 year old Florence Hsiao of the 600
Block of Citadel Dr. in Westmont, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition where
she was later pronounced deceased.
The Oak Brook Police along with the assistance of the Metropolitan Emergency Response and
Investigation Team (MERIT) Major Crash Reconstruction Team continue to investigate the
crash. We will release further details as they become available.
Initialed by author: JPC
Initialed by C.O.P.: JK
Released 11-09-2019 @ 12:20
CY #70 19-18
White Nissan White BMW
Silver Toyota