Traffic & Transit
3 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Stevenson Expressway Friday: ISP
Illinois State Police said a driver went the wrong way on the Stevenson Expressway shortly after midnight, colliding with another car.
CHICAGO — Three people were killed in an early Friday morning crash on the Stevenson Expressway, Illinois State Police said.
A driver going the wrong way down a southbound lane entered the expressway at Cicero Avenue and collided head-on with another car at 12:35 a.m., initial reports from ISP found.
A woman and a passenger in the car going the wrong way were killed. The driver of the other car also died. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, 54-year-old Khalid Jaber and 26-year-old Rella Ellise Norey were identified in the crash. The third person's name has not yet been released.
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All southbound lanes on the Stevenson were closed between Cicero and Central avenues for five hours until 5:35 a.m.
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