The Bartlett Police and the Bartlett Fire Protection District responded to an accident at the intersection of Lake Street and Oak Avenue close to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24. Arriving at the scene, they found a Subaru Crosstrek and a Chevrolet Sonic involved in a two-vehicle crash.
Based on their preliminary investigation, the Bartlett Police Department was able to discern that 32-year-old Joshua Johnson was driving east on Lake Street in the Subaru when he failed to obey the traffic signal at the intersection with Oak Avenue.
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Johnson proceeded through the intersection without having the right-of-way. He ended up colliding with the Chevrolet that was attempting to turn left onto West Lake Street from Oak Avenue.
The driver of the Chevrolet was taken from the scene of the accident to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates for treatment of their injuries. The paramedics disclosed that they were not considered life-threatening injuries.
It was not evident in the release if Johnson suffered any injuries as a result of the accident.
Johnson has been arrested regarding the Tuesday night accident. He is facing two counts of felony aggravated driving under the influence, two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a BAC of .08% or more, and driving with a revoked license.
Johnson also received citations for failure to reduce speed and disobeying traffic signals.
Johnson’s bail was set at $50,000. As of Wednesday evening, he was still in custody. He is scheduled for court on April 9.
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