I am still very sad and shaken at this whole terrible accident, i wish the family many prayers and i hope the 4yr is doing better. does anyone know of her condition as of today? many blessings are sent out to her family and her co-workers at st. joe's.

susan r.

My friends have lived within sight of this very intersection since 1999, before the subdivisions were built. The traffic controls have gone from a two-way stop to a traffic light, however the speed limit has not been changed. I hope that this horrible occurrence will be the impetus for the lowering of the speed limit and widening of the intersection at this location.

My prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those involved.

May God watch over her family in their time of grief, our prayers are with you.

Carrie has a loving family and many friends who are grieving this incomprehensible loss. My prayers are with her husband, her kids, her brothers and sister, her parents, her in-laws and all of her many friends. Please pray for them all.

My kids and I are very touched by this horrible accident. We didn't know Carrie, but we are so saddened. Life can change in an instant. God bless Carrie's family and protect moms and their children everywhere.

Did Carrie work in the ER at St Joe's?

I did not know Carolyn Grey but live in Channahon, I think as a small community it is a tragedy in it self to loose a young mother, and my heart hurts for those children, I have a teenage daughter who is 17 and was passing by when this terrible accident occured and it has had a major impact on her, there isn't a day that doesn't go by she doesn't talk about it and has expressed that all the High school kids are talking about it, Does anyone have status on the toddler? My prayers go out to the Family during this horrific time, I would like to add that the truckers NEED TO SLOW DOWN, they are always flying up and down route 6, there is alot of trucking traffic going on these days and please be where that we are a residental community! use caution...

The trucker was not exceeding the speed limit. And while this is truly a tragedy we need to understand that accidents happen. We cannot simply place blame on the man who hit her when it was not his fault. He must feel terrible as well. No matter what, he has to live with this pain and we must all pray for him, too. Yes, Carrie was a nurse at St. Joe's. Her daughter had surgery and is expected to be ok. But they all need our prayers.

Hello everyone,
I do not have an official update on the toddler, because she is under 18, HIPAA laws will not allow me to get information.
Renee, how do you know that the truck was not speeding?

Michelle, Carolyn was a nurse at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. They could not confirm what department she worked in most often.

I have to agree that we can not place blame on the truck driver if we were't there. Although it's a huge tragedy and my heart goes out to those kids and her husband... we have to remember accidents do happend, people text while driving, lights turn yellow & red and we don't always know what the other driver is doing. All we can do is take control of our own vehicle. With children in the car, as a mom I can say, it can get distracting and we can be in a hurry and we can go absent minded. Truck drivers can not stop on a dime and although the speed on ANY street can be reduced, we all have to pay attention to lights, speed, children and life. My prayers for her family and the truck driver who yes have to live with this for ever.

I think she pulled in front of him to hurry home with a busy day and hungrey kids,,, and thought she had it,,,, it only takes a second of a thought to turn fast.... I bet she thought she had that second to make it. Sad,, but we are all in a hurry to get home and at that time of day I can total see it.
Cherly Cottler

I have read so many speculations regarding this crash, and since there is so much speculation - it also creates terrible rumor that most of the time is inaccurate. If you weren't there, how could you know exactly what happened? Can you imagine reading some of these comments should it be your wife/mother that passed away so cruelly? Please, let the proper authorities finish their investigation and reach the determination of what actually happened. Not hearsay by Channahon/Minooka residents. The fact of this situation is that it had a very tragic ending...if anything, EVERYONE should take more precaution anywhere while operating any type of vehicle. Many prayers to the Grey Family as they go through this difficult time.

Thanks Carol. When the Illinois State Police finish their investigation, I will post whatever their findings are on Channahon Minooka Patch. In the meantime, speculation is fruitless. However, I will say that it is useful to remind ourselves and one another that people die in cars everyday. Sometimes it is an accident. Other times it is a dumb decision. I lost my brother-in-law in a car crash in 2002. In his case, it was both. Both drivers made bad decisions and someone died. Stay Safe everyone.

I'm sorry to hear about your brother-in-law.....it is never easy for anyone no matter the circumstance. I hope I didn't come across as rude in my above post - just very concerned that a close friend or family member may misconstrue the comments posted. If there is any information regarding a trust fund or any kind of assistance that we can give the family, would you please let me know? I'd greatly appreciate it...:) Thanks for keeping everyone up to date with the local happenings.

I really hope the 4 year old is going to be okay, that poor family! They need all our prayers to help them through this terrible time. I'm sure once the investigation is over with they will release all the facts of the accident. Please everyone drive safe and be cautious!

This is truly a tragedy for all, if blame is to be put on anyone let us start with our village administration for their poor planning on traffic when trucking facilities are allowed without first looking in to the effects on residential areas.

Seems like break away/ bendable traffic poles would be a safer alternative than making them so resistant to impacts.

Carolyn worked in the MICU @ Joes she will be truly missed by all! Prayers thoughts and love go out to everyone involved!

I have been thinking about this terrible accident all week. I feel so sorry for her family. As hard as this is, we have to believe that Carolyn would have rather it this way than if she had survived and the children had died. They say most accidents happen close to our homes because we let our guard down because we have traveled a particular area a million times. Let us all try to slow down, be more cautious no matter where we are. In addition, not to say that this happened with this accident, but stay off your cell phone while driving. I can't tell you how often I see people, mostly women with children in the car, on their cell phones while backing up in parking lots, turning left into traffic, etc....driving is enough of a distraction let alone talking on a phone while driving. It's just not worth it...Peace be to the Grey family.

I was the car directly behind Carrie and it's my name on the State Police report as the "eye witness"... If you weren't there, please stop speculating. I will say this--- they were both in error on judgment... Yes, she turned on a yellow, but the truck driver had no intention of slowing down and the light was yellow turning red!!! I will never understand how he could just walk away and get on his cell phone when I was screaming at him that there were babies in there and to help.. Bill got the infant loose and I tried to keep the 4 year old calm and looking at me rather than her mommy... I didn't want her last image of her mommy to be what it was... I pray each day for these children, especially Victoria (the 4yr old) as I have a near 4 year old of my own and wouldn't want those to be the last images in her head of me...I pray the infant won't remember anything either... I may have never met this family before, but they will be ingrained in my heart and forever a part of my life from what we all went through last Tuesday...

Danielle, I live in sub and was on my home and drove past minutes after it happened with my 4yr old daughter in the car. At the time I didn't know what happened (police were directing traffic) I just knew the outcome was horrible. When I found out the details, I was consumed with grief for this family I never met. All I kept thinking about is what that poor 4yr old girl was thinking and going through seeing her mother like that. I am so happy to hear that she had someone there to help distract her the best you could. Hopefully that's what she'll remember. My hear goes out to you, the family and everybody that was involved that horrific day. I wasn't and it weighs so heavy on me everyday. God bless all those that helped in any way. I pray for God to help everybody get through this tragic time of sorrow.

Seems to be a lot of judgement on this blog/paper. Everyone say a prayer and let the greater powers judge

can anyone verify whether Carolyn has other children from a previous marriage?? if so, why were they not identified in her obituary?

From what I was told (hosptial talk), Carolyn was previously married to a man who died from cancer about 6 or more years ago and had a child (or children) with him. Possibly a daughter named Kelly?

Carrie's kids are fine and out of the hospital. Veronica(4 yr old) is in a wheelchair and has a broken leg and bruised face. They are holding in. God bless Carrie!

Cherly Cottler is Cheryl Cottle, don't be fooled. Only Cheryl is twisted enough to say those things. Cheryl Cottle drives a bus and on another website "Cherly Cottler" posted a comment saying "I love this place,, I am a bus driver and go here all the time I just wish I had someone to go with cause I really just sit alone. But anyways its a great place even for me the loner ". Cheryl always goes to Grandma's in the morning when she drives her bus. Here the link to the website, it's one of the last comments. http://www.topix.com/forum/city/minooka-il/TJVB8FML8VM2PO5NA/p2
I wonder if "Cherly Cottler" is still stealing people's identity and committing credit card fraud. If anyone in the area has had their identity stolen, I would first look at "Cherly Cottler". Check out this link where Cheryl said more sick things about an accident.