1. Home
  2. Illinois
  3. Chicago, IL

Juan Carlos Salazar, 29, killed and five people injured in wrong-way DUI accident on Eisenhower Expressway in Forest Park, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Mon, 01/12/2015 - 6:43am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Alcohol A Factor In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Eisenhower

The wrong-way driver was charged with DUI and additional charges were pending against him, Illinois State Police said. 
A man died and five other people were injured in an alcohol-related wrong-way collision early Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway near Forest Park. A wrong-way driver’s van and two other vehicles collided at 4:40 a.m. on I-290 at the Des Plaines exit. A passenger in the van, Juan Carlos Salazar, 29, was pronounced deceased at the crash site. Five others were injured, including the wrong-way driver, and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Wrong-way Crash
People Involved: 
Juan Carlos Salazar
Roadway: 
Eisenhower Expressway
City: 
Forest Park, IL
County: 
Cook County, IL
Area: 
Chicago, IL

Add new comment

More information about text formats
To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
2 + 0 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.