Man charged with DUI in wrong-way crash on I-290
Posted December 30, 2018 12:00 am
A North Carolina man has been charged with aggravated DUI in connection with a wrong-way crash on Interstate 290 near Elmhurst that sent him and two others to the hospital early Sunday, Illinois State Police say.
According to preliminary reports, Chester J. Gordon, 24, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was driving a 2013 Jeep east in the westbound lanes of I-290 at York Road at 4:31 a.m. when he crashed into a 2008 Toyota driven by Maria Robles, 61, of Berwyn.
Both drivers were taken to a hospital, along with Hortensia Cerritos, 53, of Berwyn, who was riding in the Toyota, police said.
The crash remains under investigation, authorities said. Additional information was not immediately available.
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