Driver charged with DUI after car goes off road, into ravine in Highland Park
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a car went off the road and into a ravine overnight in Highland Park.
Emergency crew worked for several hours to recover the car, which dropped down about 40 to 50 feet.
The car was upside down in the ravine, tangled in trees and branches. This crash took place near Highland Park High School.
Two people were taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Police confirmed the driver, identified on a police report as 19-year-old Angel Castrejon, fled the scene of the crash, but was later found. Castrejon was charged with DUI. He is expected in court on February 24 at 9 a.m.
It is not clear how the victims are connected to the driver.
