A FATHER has died in the hospital, marking the eighth fatality in a horrific crash that killed five children and his wife. Thomas Dobosz, 32, was hospitalized at Loyola University Medical Center after the crash on early Sunday morning.
FacebookA father whose wife and children were killed in a horrific crash on Sunday has died in the hospital '/ '
FacebookThomas Dobosz, 32, was hospitalized following the crash that took the life of his wife Lauren, 31 '/ '
ABC7Cops said Dobosz was driving a van when a gray Acura crashed into his vehicle head-on '/ ' Dobosz was driving on I-90 near Hampshire, Illinois when his blue Chevy van collided with a gray Acura driven by 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez, cops said. Fernandez was driving in the opposite direction of traffic and crashed into Dobosz head-on, which caused both cars to be engulfed in flames. According to troopers, Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene along with all of Dobosz's passengers, including his wife Lauren, 31, and five children: two 13-year-old girls, two boys, seven and six years old respectively, and a five-year-old girl. Four of the children were the couple's kids \- Emma, Lucas, Nicky, and Ella \- according to neighbors in Rolling Meadows. READ MORE NEWS
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GRUESOME FIND Human remains found in burned-out home after cops received anonymous tip A friend of the couple's eldest daughter was also killed in the devastating smash, a family friend told local outlets. Sam Filpi, the coach for the Oriole Park Falcons, confirmed Dobosz's death. The Falcons are a travel youth football and cheer team that the Dobosz family were members of. The team returned to the field for the first time on Wednesday with Filpi citing his faith as the reason for keeping him going during this difficult time. Most read in The US Sun HOUSE OF HORRORS Mom & son's dismembered bodies found after kidnapped daughter's escape KANYE EXPLAIN? Kanye shocks fans after he DELETES & replaces site with cryptic message FASHION BIBLE I'm a fashion expert - 4 rules to follow so you don't look older than you are HODA TISSUES Today host Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears during emotional moment on live TV CAN IT BE TRUE-TT? Duggar fans shocked as Jed's wife Katey defies family's strict rules HIS NAME IS... Kylie fans think she subtly revealed her son's name in new lip liner shade "The belief in God. That there is a reason for this. That we all are in this together," he told ABC7. Filpi said that the Dobosz family was always ready to help volunteer, coach, play, or fundraise for the team. "I just basically dropped my phone and I just couldn't believe it," he said. "We didn't know what to do. We didn't know. You don't know what to do in that situation." Even after moving miles away, Filpi said the family never missed a practice. He coached two of the couple's children, calling Lauren the team mom. "Lauren and Tom were like, ...Hey, what do you guys need, we got it.' ...Or the shed needs to be fixed up, Tom would go fix the door on the shed," said Filpi. Read More on The US Sun
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MAKING MOVES Celebs who got VERY normal jobs - including a star who works at Trader Joe's A small tribute to the family was placed under the scoreboard as the Falcons prepared to play again. "We are in this as a family, I mean Oriole Park football and cheerleading is a family," said Filpi.
FacebookThe couple's four children, Emma, Lucas, Nicky, and Ella, along with another child, died in the crash '/ '
SnapchatThe driver of the other vehicle, Jennifer Fernandez, 22, also died at the scene '/ '
