CPS Safe Passage worker, 4 others injured in South Side Chicago crash
A Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage worker was among five people injured in a crash in Englewood Wednesday afternoon, a coworker said.
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A Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage worker was among five people injured in a crash in Englewood Wednesday afternoon, a coworker said.
The violent crash was being investigated by the U.S. Marshals.
A car flipped over after a violent collision with another car on Chicago's South Side on Wednesday afternoon. It was a sight for Englewood residents in the 6900 block of South Eggleston Avenue.
Chicago police tell us the truck driver tried to swerve out of the way when another car drove into oncoming traffic.
Chicago police tell us the truck driver tried to swerve out of the way when another car drove into oncoming traffic.
The 51-year-old woman driving the car and the officer were hurt and taken to a hospital to get checked out.
A red Lexus flipped upside-down, after slamming into a police SUV. The officer was parked on Columbus Drive, providing security for a film set near Buckingham Fountain.
The good Samaritan happened to be driving by and saw it all unfold.
Video shows the SUV drive through the poles and trash cans and even hit garages.
Illinois State Police said around 3:10 a.m., troopers attempted to make a traffic stop on a stolen car, a silver Ford, on westbound I-290 at Damen.
Preliminary reports indicated that for unknown reasons, a Silver Hyundai left the roadway, struck the concrete median wall, and came to rest on the left shoulder.
The driver, a 43-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The crash happened in the 6100 block of South Racine Avenue just before 11:30 p.m.
A 22-year-old man was heading southbound on Racine in a Ford pickup when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a male driver in a red sedan, police said.
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An 88-year-old man from Kenosha was pronounced dead, and a 46-year-old man from Machesney Park man suffered minor injuries as a result.
Preliminary reports say a 1996 Ford Club Wagon van, driven by the man, was heading northbound on River Road when it attempted to pass a vehicle in a marked no-passing zone.
Niles Fire Department Chief Marty Feld said the front of the car ended up in a women's restroom inside the building.
The driver was cited and taken to a local hospital.
Prosecutors said Tangie Brown admitted to having three drinks at Tree House Chicago bar before the crash. Her blood alcohol level was 0.093.
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