Authorities identify man in wrong-way Eisenhower Expy. crash that killed 3
FOX 32's Brittany Garzillo reports...
CHICAGO - Five people were killed in a pair of fiery, wrong-way crashes early Monday on the Eisenhower Expressway.
One crash involving three vehicles happened downtown about 1:40 a.m. near Wells Street, according to Illinois State Police.
A wrong-way driver on an eastbound ramp from I-290 collided head-on with another driver, causing both vehicles to erupt in flames, state police spokeswoman Gabriela Ugarte said in an emailed statement.
Both drivers and a passenger of the struck vehicle died at the scene, Ugarte said. One of the deceased drivers was a 51-year-old Skokie man, while a deceased passenger was a 24-year-old Chicago woman, state police said.