Driver killed in wrong-way crash on eastbound Eisenhower Expressway in Hillside identified, 2 others injured.
A man killed in a wrong-way crash on the Eisenhower Expressway Sunday morning has been identified. Two other motorists were also injured in the crash.
It happened around 4:17 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-290 and Wolf Road in Hillside.
Illinois State Police troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash involving a wrong way driver.
The agency said a black Chevrolet truck was traveling west in the eastbound lanes. A 2006 silver Mitsubishi Lancer was traveling east, and a 2024 white Jeep Wagoneer was also traveling behind it.
State police said the Mitsubishi driver switched to the second lane, where the Chevrolet hit it in the front, which then hit the front of the Jeep.
A fourth car, a 1987 Red Mazda RX7, was also hit in the crash, causing it to leave the road and crash into a concrete barrier.
The Mitsubishi driver suffered life-threatening injuries and later died. He has since been identified as 61-year-old Andy Orozco by the Medical Examiner's Office.
The Chevrolet driver, a 42-year-old man from Carpentersville, was also hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
The Jeep driver, A 60-year-old man from Oswego, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Mazda driver was not injured.
Investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
The video above is from a previous report.
