Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Eisenhower
A wrong-way driver who caused a crash early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway that left one man dead and four other people injured is facing multiple DUI charges.
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A wrong-way driver who caused a crash early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway that left one man dead and four other people injured is facing multiple DUI charges.
A wrong-way driver's van and two other vehicles crashed at 4:40 a.m. in the inbound lanes of I-290 at the Des Plaines exit, according to Illinois State Police. The wrong-way driver was charged with DUI and additional charges were pending against him, Illinois State Police said.
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