HILLSIDE, Ill. (WLS) — A 61-year-old Chicago man was killed in a wrong-way crash in the west suburbs early Sunday morning, officials said.
Andy Orozco suffered multiple blunt force injuries in the four-vehicle crash, officials said.
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According to the Illinois State Police, a 42-year-old Carpentersville man was behind the wheel of a black Chevrolet truck. The vehicle was seen heading west in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 290 close to Wolf Road in Hillside a little after 4:15 a.m.
The truck crashed into a 2006 silver Mitsubishi Lancer, driven by Orozco, which was traveling east on I-290, police said.
The truck then hit a 2024 white Jeep Wagoneer, driven by a 60-year-old Oswego man, police said.
A 1987 red Mazda RX7, driven by a 24-year-old Broadview man, was also hit and crashed into a concrete barrier, police said.
The wrong-way driver was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Orozco died at a hospital.
The Oswego man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and the Broadview man was not injured, police said.
The crash affected traffic for hours Sunday.
Illinois State Police continue to investigate the incident.
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