Toddler seriously injured in Naperville crash
A 23-month-old Oswego toddler was in critical condition Monday at Maywood's Loyola Medical Center, as a result of a crash caused when the girl's mother drove her minivan into an oncoming school bus to avoid rear-ending a car stopped in front of her in south Naperville, authorities said.
Police say Genevieve Hanson, 36, of Oswego, was driving her Chrysler Town and Country minivan south on 248th Avenue and swerved into northbound traffic to avoid a stopped car that was making a left turn onto Lapp Lane. The school bus, headed north on 248th, hit the van causing it to roll on its roof.
Hanson, her 4-year-old son and the 56-year-old driver of the otherwise unoccupied bus all were treated for minor injuries at Edward Hospital.
“We don't yet know if (Hanson) was distracted or what she was doing at the time of the crash,” Naperville Sgt. Gregg Bell said. “We do know she drove headlong into a school bus to avoid hitting a vehicle stopped in front of her.”
The Naperville police traffic unit is investigating the cause of the crash, Bell said. No citations have been issued but Bell said he expects Hanson to be cited as early as Tuesday.
Ÿ Daily Herald staff writer Justin Kmitch contributed to this story.