Joliet man killed in semi-vs.-car crash in Rockdale

On Behalf of | Apr 24, 2026 | Crash News

ROCKDALE, IL – Authorities say that a man died earlier this week after his vehicle collided with an oncoming semi cab in Rockdale.

WJOL reports that the collision happened on Route 6 near Brandon Road at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21.

Roberto Carlos Machado-Lopez, 41, was driving east on Route 6 when he crossed the center line for unknown reasons and collided head on with a bobtail semi.

Emergency responders took Machado-Lopez to Saint Joseph Medical Center – Joliet, where he died.

The truck driver was not hurt.

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