ISP seek public's help for information in deadly Edens Expressway crash
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old man, died from his injuries.
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The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old man, died from his injuries.
Police said the driver was headed north on Interstate 94 near Winnetka Road, when they hit a concrete dividing barrier.
Sources said they believe the driver may have been thrown from the vehicle, and was then hit by a FedEx truck.
The woman who called police was found inside the Mazda, but North Chicago police said she was not cooperating with the investigation.
The crash caused the truck to spill diesel fuel. All southbound lanes were closed at Old Orchard.
Illinois State Police confirmed one vehicle rolled over at Old Orchard Road just after 5 a.m.
The motorcycle hit the back of a white Toyota Prius and caught fire, state police said.
Illinois State Police say a person on a motorcycle crossed onto a ramp as a person in a white car was driving down the ramp.
The car burst into flames and damaged the building, which houses a business, in Northbrook. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
One witness who was driving on Skokie Boulevard said he saw the car fly over his head after it left the Edens Expressway.
The construction nightmare on Interstate 90/94 is somewhat over, for now. On Sunday morning, the inbound lanes of the Kennedy and Edens Expressways, including lanes and ramps, will fully reopen.
Two people were sent to the hospital but they're expected to be ok.
Police said a semi and three SUVs collided near Cicero. Two people were sent to the hospital, but they're expected to be ok. Three lanes were closed while crews removed the wreckage.
The driver of the truck did not appear to be injured.
The outbound exit and entrance ramps from the Edens to Foster Avenue were closed as the afternoon rush got under way Friday. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Three people in the crashed car were taken into custody and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Three cars were stolen in the north suburbs early Wednesday morning, and one of them ended up flipping over on the Edens Expressway.
A box truck was left wrecked and wedged underneath an overpass on the Edens Expressway Wednesday afternoon.
A semi-trailer truck was left wrecked and wedged underneath an overpass on the Edens Expressway Wednesday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
A semi-trailer truck was left wrecked and wedged underneath an overpass on the Edens Expressway Wednesday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Neighbors packed into a village meeting Monday night and lined up for their turn to speak against the site.
Just in time for the evening commute, all lanes of the Edens Expressway reopened late Thursday after gunfire shut down an exit for hours.
A lane was shut down on the northbound Edens Expressway near Old Orchard Road late Friday after a crash that left one person injured.
A driver is dead after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into a lagoon off the Edens Expressway in north suburban Northbrook.
One person was rushed to the hospital Sunday morning after a four-vehicle accident on the Edens Expressway in Northfield.
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