A person has died days after the automobile he was driving along with his household was hit by a wrong-way driver in McHenry County, killing his spouse and 4 youngsters, together with two others.

In response to a fundraising web page for the household, Thomas Dobosz “has gained his angel wings and is now along with his wonderful spouse Lauren and treasured youngsters.”

The Dobosz household was using in a van on Interstate 90 on their option to a household journey to Minnesota at roughly 2:11 a.m. Sunday when a wrong-way driver slammed into their car, in accordance with police.

Lauren Dobosz and her 4 youngsters – Emma, 13, Lucas, 7, Nicholas, 6, and Ella, 5 – all died within the crash, together with two different victims, in accordance with police.

Each autos grew to become engulfed in flames upon impression. One other 13-year-old using within the van, in addition to the motive force of the automobile, died on the scene. The driving force was recognized as Jennifer Fernandez, 22, of Carpentersville, in accordance with Illinois State Police.

Thomas Dobosz, Lauren’s husband, was driving the van, and was initially hospitalized with critical accidents from the crash.

Illinois State Police investigators are working to find out why the motive force, Fernandez, was going within the fallacious route. Autopsies are anticipated to happen within the coming days.

Group Consolidated College District 15, which the kids attended, stated in a information launch, “We’re merely heartsick, and in each shock and mourning over the tragic lack of 5 college students and certainly one of mother and father.” Psychological well being professionals might be current all through the week to offer help to anybody grapping with the loss, in accordance with district officers.

Donations are being accepted by means of the Rolling Meadows Hope Fund, in addition to a GoFundMe for the household.

In the meantime, a neighborhood is left to mourn the gaping loss that the tragedy has left in its wake.