Sister Jean Stickney, 86, Sister Kab Kyoung Kim, 48, and Edward Carthans, 81, killed and 11 hospitalized in four-car accident at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, Illinois
Modified Date:
Mon, 12/22/2014 - 3:22pmAccident Date:
Sunday, October 5, 2014
At Least 3 Dead, 10 Hurt in Oak Lawn Crash: Officials
Deetjen said the crash stems from an incident outside the Oak Lawn area and said the accident is under a full investigation.
Three dead, at least 10 hurt in Oak Lawn crash
Rick Gile, the area manager of the Mattress Firm, on the corner of the intersection, said he saw the pickup truck come “flying westbound. The east-west traffic was stopped. He somehow got through the north-south traffic. All the cars were parked (stopped) at the traffic light and he plowed into them.
3 Dead, At Least 10 Hurt In Oak Lawn Crash
The other two people killed were passengers in one of the cars stopped at that light, Deetjen said. The ages and genders of those killed were not immediately known.
Three dead, at least 10 hurt in Oak Lawn crash, officials say
“He was heading west. He ran the red light at Cicero and veered into the turning lane of eastbound 95th. The truck flipped in the air and struck more vehicles,” he said.
3 dead, 11 injured in Oak Lawn crash
Police were scheduled to hold news conferences on the crash Sunday night and at 9:30 a.m. Monday, according to the release.
Three dead, 11 hurt in Oak Lawn crash
“We saw the truck flip in the air. It was horrible,” Mitchell said. “This is like something you see in a movie.”
Two nuns killed in bizarre crash
A prolific writer and storyteller, Stickney was a familiar face at the hospital's daily Mass, said Kelly Cusack, spokeswoman for Little Company of Mary Hospital. "Staff and patients alike were touched by her warmth and engaging smile," the hospital said in a statement.
81-year-old driver found slumped over wheel before fatal crash in Oak Lawn
When asked if he needed assistance, Carthans allegedly said he was OK and drove away.
Officials: Driver in Fatal Oak Lawn Crash Was Intoxicated
Officials said Edward Carthans, the 81-year-old Chicago driver who was also killed in the crash, had a blood alcohol concentration of .179 percent, more than two times the legal limit. Police said alcohol intoxication has been ruled as a “contributing factor to the crash, as well as excessive speed.”
At least three people died and more than 10 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn Sunday evening. The accident took place just before 5 p.m. when a car traveling westbound collided with cars waiting at a stoplight at the intersection. The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately confirm the fatalities. Witnesses said at least nine vehicles were involved in the crash and at least two cars at the scene were covered in plastic tarps. Officials believe there may be witnesses as far as east as Evergreen Park and possibly Chicago, Deetjen said.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Kab Kyoung Kim
Jean Stickney
Edward Carthans
Roadway:
95th Street and Cicero AvenueCity:
Oak Lawn, ILCounty:
Cook County, ILArea:
Chicago, IL
Add new comment