All other motorists involved in the crash were taken to local hospitals with unknown injuries
Hillside IL – The person who was killed by a wrong-way driver on the Eisenhower Expressway in Hillside early Sunday has been identified as 61–year-old Andy Orozco from Chicago.
According to the Illinois State Police, a black Chevrolet truck, operated by a 42-year-old Carpentersville man, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-290 near Wolf Road when it collided with an eastbound 2006 silver Mitsubishi Lancer, driven by Orozco.
The Chevrolet then crashed into a 2024 white Jeep Wagoneer operated by a 60-year-old Oswego man, as per the State police.
Authorities said a 1987 red Mazda RX7, operated by a 24-year-old man from Broadview was also struck in the collision and the impact caused it to crash into a concrete barrier.
Orozco was transported to a hospital where he died.
According to the police, the wrong-way driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The Jeep driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized.
The fourth driver was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Hillside, IL. – One person was killed in a wrong-way collision on Sunday morning in Hillside.
According to Illinois State Police, the accident happened around 4:15 a.m. on the Eisenhower Expressway at Wolf Road in Hillside.
Four vehicles were involved in the collision. The events leading up to the accident were not immediately determined.
One person was killed in the accident.
The name of the person who died was not immediately disclosed.
All other motorists involved in the crash were taken to local hospitals with unknown injuries.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.