A YOUNG mom and all four of her children were killed in the horror crash which left seven dead, according to neighbors of the family.
Lauren Dobosz, 31; two 13-year-old girls; two boys aged seven and six; and a girl, five, all died in a smash in Hampshire, Illinois, in the early hours of Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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It is understood that four of the children killed were Lauren's children.
Her eldest daughter's friend was also killed in the devastating smash, one friend of the family told local outlets.
Lauren's husband and father to her four children, Thomas Dobosz, remains in the hospital with critical injuries.
A wrong-way driver is said to have caused the fatal crash, which happened on the I-90 in McHenry County at around 2am local time.
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Illinois state police said that Jennifer Fernandes, 22, was traveling eastbound in her Acura TSX in the westbound lanes.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas, 32, was said to have been driving the Chevrolet van that was struck.
Illinois State Police told The Sun that both vehicles "became fully engulfed" in flames.
Neighbor David Moreno told ABC7: "When you find out it is people you've known for many years, it kind of hits a little harder.
"Losing your family in a split-second like that is not going to be easy for anybody."
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He added: "My understanding is one of the eldest daughters had a friend with them.
"I know it's going to be devastating for the community just to know that it was somebody that people have known."
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The fatal crash caused another collision when a semi-truck stopped to let a medical helicopter land and a second semi rear-ended it, officials told ABC7.
One person had minor injuries as a result of the second crash.
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