Pamela Cairos and Virginia Hight Remembered After Peotone Township Semi-Truck Crash Claims Their Lives One Minute Apart
Pamela Cairos, 66, of Orland Hills, and Virginia Hight, 87, of Palos Heights, died following a crash involving a semi-truck and passenger vehicle in Peotone Township, Illinois.
Officials pronounced Cairos dead at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, and Hight at 3:46 p.m., just one minute later.
The crash occurred at Wilmington-Peotone Road and Center Road, a rural intersection in Will County south of their Cook County communities.
Will County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded that afternoon and closed nearby roads while examining the scene.
The Will County Coroner’s Office identified Cairos and Hight on Saturday, October 24.
Officials have not disclosed which vehicle each person occupied, what caused the crash, or whether they knew one another.
Authorities continue to investigate as two families mourn and await further answers.
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