CAR CRASH ON HARLEM AVE. IN ORLAND PARK KILLS MAN
A 35-year-old Country Club Hills man was killed and his passenger injured early on June 15, 2009 in a crash at 143rd Street and Harlem Avenue near Orland Park. According to Cook County Sheriff's police, the crash happened about 2:30 a.m. when the man driving the car westbound on 143rd Street went through the red light and was struck on the driver's side by a semi truck northbound on Harlem.
The crash forced the county to close Harlem Avenue between 135th and 151st streets until 8:30 a.m.
This intersection does not have red light cameras installed. There is no indication that such cameras would have prevented the crash. However, cameras may have provided additional details regarding the cause of the crash if there was footage of the incident.
