Driver killed in crash on Bishop Ford Freeway on Far South Side
A driver was killed in a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's Far South Side early Sunday.
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A driver was killed in a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's Far South Side early Sunday.
No one else was injured, and no citations were injured.
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A suspect stood charged with attempted murder Tuesday after police said he shot at a car on the Bishop Ford Freeway over the weekend.
A section of the Bishop Ford Freeway was closed in both directions Monday afternoon after a truck flipped over.
About 9:40 p.m., the 20-year-old was shot in the nose and ear in the 900 block of East 130th Street, police said.
A 64-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning, when a tire flew off an SUV on the Bishop Ford Freeway, and smashed into the windshield of her car.
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Six people were injured in a traffic crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Tuesday, prompting authorities to close the interstate's southbound lanes to travel.
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A motorist was shot while driving on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Sunday on the Far South Side.
As investigators try to get to the bottom of a deadly weekend accident on the Bishop Ford Freeway, one major question remains.
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A driver on the Bishop Ford Freeway pulled over and flagged down an Illinois Department of Transportation worker overnight.
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