Deadly crash shuts down outbound Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's west suburbs
Parts of the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs were closed early Sunday morning because of a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
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Parts of the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs were closed early Sunday morning because of a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
Illinois State Police did not release how many people were hurt or the severity of those injuries.
Children were among the three people killed in a fiery crash on I-290 on Wednesday night.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
State police said no injuries were reported. They did not provide further details about the crash.
Illinois State Police said at 7:31 p.m., troopers were called for shots fired on the inbound Eisenhower at 25th Avenue in Broadview.
The truck was hauling 10 pounds of load on southbound Route 83 in the locals in Elmhurst. It is not clear what exactly the truck was hauling.
The crash happened just before midnight on eastbound I-290 at Racine Avenue.
The car was wanted for fleeing and eluding out of west suburban Oak Brook.
Berkely fire officials did not say how long the lanes will be closed but did say the crash was significant.
The salt that the dump truck had been hauling ended up spilling off the Eisenhower Extension overpass onto Route 83 below, state police said.
The salt that the dump truck had been hauling ended up spilling off the Eisenhower Extension overpass onto Route 83 below, state police said.
The truck spilled the salt onto Route 83 below the overpass where it crashed Wednesday afternoon. This is raw video from CBS Skywatch.
Both the eastbound and westbound Eisenhower were shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road, Illinois State police said.
Both the eastbound and westbound Eisenhower were shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road, state police said.
State police said troopers responded to the scene for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a school bus with students and adult administrators onborad.
Troopers and fire crews responded to the scene, finding four vehicles involved in the crash.
It is unclear if slick road conditions caused the crash or if anyone was hurt.
Motorists at a ramp from the Eisenhower to the Dan Ryan could not get on or off, and some truck drivers were stuck for more than two and a half hours.
Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, is also charged with reckless homicide and child endangerment.
Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, stood charged Tuesday with two counts each of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless homicide, as well as child endangerment.
Preliminary information says one of the people killed was a pedestrian outside of a vehicle.
Preliminary information indicated that a black Mitsubishi sedan lost control for an unknown reason and struck the right concrete median before swerving left and striking a blue Hyundai SUV.
At the scene, a mangled car was seen wedged under the trailer of a semi-truck on the westbound shoulder.
Randy Norwood, 44, was charged with one count of burglary from a motor vehicle and one count of possession of a stolen credit card.
