CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Police in suburban Wheeling said a driver was intoxicated when they caused a wrong-way crash that left a 53-year-old man dead early Sunday morning.
Authorities said the crash happened at 2:15 a.m. on westbound Palatine Road near Wheeling Road. The driver was traveling eastbound and crossed into the westbound lane, where it struck a single car driven by the 53-year-old man.
Each vehicle had two occupants. One other person suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Wheeling police said a northwest suburban Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction unit was investigating the crash.
Deputy Chief Al Steffen said more information may be released Monday.
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