Semi truck and car crushed, EMT injured in I-90 crash caused by drunk driver, Illinois State Police say

Illinois State Police say a drunk driver caused a multi-vehicle crash that injured an EMT on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Hoffman Estates early Monday morning.

Illinois State Police said at 1:56 a.m., the truck was headed west on the westbound tollway (I-90) near Barrington Road past the scene of an earlier crash between a black Kia SUV and a black Ford sedan, to which a private ambulance had responded. An EMT was out of the ambulance examining the driver of the car involved in the first crash.

The truck hit the car that had already been involved in the first crash. The truck then rolled onto its side, pushing the car from the earlier crash into an EMT from the ambulance.

The car, now damaged by two crashes, was left crushed up against the center barrier wall.

The truck driver and the EMT were both taken to area hospitals. The severity of their injuries was not immediately learned, nor was the condition of the driver of the car from the first crash.

The driver of the Ford was arrested for Driving Under the influence of Alcohol, Illinois State Police said. 

All westbound lanes of I-90 were shut down at the scene after the crash, and traffic was diverted to Barrington Road. All reopened around 8:15 a.m.