CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER CRASHES INTO THE BACK OF A STALLED VEHICLE ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY
A Chicago Police detective crashed into the rear of a stalled vehicle last night on the Dan Ryan Expressway. A Summit man - who was killed in the crash - pulled his red Dodge over to the side of the Dan Ryan, possibly to deal with a flat tire, and it was struck by the SUV operated by the detective. The crash caused a fiery blaze in the Dodge. The driver and a passenger were killed.
The crash occurred just after 3:35 a.m. just north of 18th Street. The Illinois State Police are investigating the crash. Reports indicate that the detective was drunk and that he was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where tests indicated his blood-alcohol level was about triple the legal limit of .08.
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Other motorists stopped after witnessing the crash and helped the SUV's driver from his vehicle because they saw the other vehicle on fire and thought his vehicle might catch fire too. Responding Chicago police officers apprehended the man, apparently on an exit ramp, as he tried to run away.
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