Fatal South Loop crash now being investigated as a homicide
Witnesses say an unlicensed tow truck driver was intentionally running into cars shortly before the crash.
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Witnesses say an unlicensed tow truck driver was intentionally running into cars shortly before the crash.
Troopers responded to the scene for the report of a fatal traffic crash involving a semi and a truck-tractor semi-trailer.
Chicago police said a black sedan was heading northbound on Halsted when it collided with another black sedan in the intersection.
Friends of the victim said the crash was no accident.
The three victims were ejected from the vehicle and were taken to Northwestern Hospital for treatment.
The crash caused the truck to spill diesel fuel. All southbound lanes were closed at Old Orchard.
A crash involving a semi-truck sent two people to the hospital, caused a diesel fuel spill and snarled traffic Friday afternoon on the Edens Expressway near Skokie.
Crews were cleaning up after a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck snarled traffic on Interstate 95 at Old Orchard. Two people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
Chicago police say both were heading in the same direction when one hit the other.
One of the cars was occupied by four officers who were in good condition, and the second by two officers in fair condition.
Preliminary investigations indicated that a red sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed north on the rear access road for Algonquin Commons.
The driver, who was entrapped in the crash and had to be extracted, was transported by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District to a nearby landing zone, where they were airlifted to the Condell Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center with serious injuries.
Both drivers are expected to recover.
The crash happened around 12:15 a.m. at the Heart of the Lamb Outreach Ministries in the 200 block of East 79th Street.
The surviving cousin had just recently been released from the hospital with serious injuries.
A 39-year-old man was traveling westbound in the 200 Block of East 79th Street in a black SUV when he lost control and struck the church.
The Dodge van was up on the sidewalk with its side smashed in, while front end of the Honda SUV ended up lodged inside the basement unit of the building.
All inmates who were in the van were accounted for. None of the injuries was life-threatening.
Chicago police were looking for multiple people who were inside a car that hit the back of a CPD squad car on the city's South Side on Tuesday.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Tuesday afternoon, including whether speeding, drugs, or alcohol were a factor.
A woman is critically injured, and a motorcyclist is facing felony charges after a crash near Antioch, Illinois, Saturday evening.
The trooper was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At least four vehicles were involved in the crash on Irving Park Road near Long.
The impact of the crash knocked out the supports on one side of the restaurant, causing concerns about the building's structural integrity.
First responders arrived at Tony's Subs around 2 a.m. Saturday and saw the flipped-over car. They found the victim had already died.
