WHEELING (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A high school teacher from the northwest suburbs is dead following an accident early Sunday morning that was triggered by a suspected drunk driver.
Fifty-three-year-old Bob Gillen was traveling along East Palatine road in Wheeling when a car swerved into oncoming traffic and hit his vehicle head-on. He was killed. A passenger in his car was seriously injured.
Police said the driver is suspected of being under the influence. Gillen had been a math teacher at Wauconda High School since 1996.
“Bob leaves a lasting legacy, and his loss will be felt throughout our community,” Wauconda Community Unit School District #118 wrote in a statement.
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