Two killed in expressway crashes near Northbrook, Glencoe
The first fatal crash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, at about 2:52 a.m., in the northbound lanes of I-94 near Tower Road near Glencoe, according to Trooper Jason Wilson, a public relations officer for the state police.
Troopers responded after getting a report of a four-vehicle personal injury crash involving a red Pontiac, black Hyundai, white Jeep, and a gray Tesla, he said, adding that at least one female passenger was taken to a local hospital with injuries.
Alejandro Hernandez, 32, of Chicago, was also taken from the scene, with injuries, to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Wilson said.
Multiple lanes were closed for the crash investigation, he said, and all lanes were reopened at 9:08 a.m. The crash remains under investigation, he added.
On Monday, July 7, the southbound lanes of I-94 were shut down for about four hours after Illinois State Police responded at about 12:30 p.m. to a crash in the southbound lanes near milepost 40, which is near Dundee Road and Route 41 in Northbrook, per Trooper Caleb Billingsley, a state police public information officer.
One occupant of a vehicle was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, he said.
At approximately 1:27 p.m., law enforcement closed the southbound lanes for the investigation and traffic was diverted to I-294, Billingsley said. All lanes were reopened at approximately 5:41 p.m.
The state police are continuing their investigation, he said Tuesday morning.
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