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Friday, December 5, 2014Area:
Chicago, ILRyan M. Alton was speeding in northwest Indiana when a police officer tried to pull him over. Alton refused to stop and instead sped-up, driving recklessly from lane to lane. He then struck the back of another vehicle, and debris from the crash hit a third. Alton fled the scene of the crash on foot, and broke into a resident's garage and stole shoes to replace those he had lost while running. Police found him in a shed at another home nearby. He was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. No one was hurt in the crash.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014Area:
Chicago, ILOne person was killed Thursday afternoon in a multiple-vehicle accident that shut down eastbound I-94 near Michigan City, Indiana police said.
The crash involved seven semi-trailer trucks and several other passenger vehicles, police said. Other injuries were reported, but the extent of the injures is not yet known.
Police did not immediately release details on the cause of the crash at mile marker 36 in LaPorte County, but weather may have played a role.
The expressway was closed east of mile marker 34, police said.