Des Plaines man dies when car crashes into Niles police station garage

A 22-year-old Des Plaines man was killed early Wednesday morning when he crashed his car into the Niles Police Department garage while driving fast.

Niles police said the crash happened just after midnight as the unidentified driver of a 2010 Hyundai sedan was speeding south on Waukegan Road approaching Milwaukee Avenue.

The driver was unable to make a slight left turn onto Milwaukee, hit the curb, struck a ComEd utility pole, careened into fencing around the police department campus then crashed into the underground exit door for the police department garage, authorities said.

The vehicle came to rest inside the garage and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police officials said there were multiple reports before the crash of a vehicle speeding through nearby Morton Grove and disregarding traffic lights.

The crash remains under investigation.

Police closed a stretch of Milwaukee Avenue overnight as part of the investigation, but reopened all lanes before 9 a.m.