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A Chicago man died Thursday night during a car accident on the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) near West Fullerton Avenue.

Henrick Kuzdal, 59, was the man killed in the single car accident.

He was driving a 2000 Honda CRV southbound in the far right lane of the Kennedy near West Fullerton at 7:28 p.m., when he veered across all five lanes of traffic, then struck the center median, according to Illinois State Police. It is unclear as to what caused his car to veer across the lanes.

He was ejected from the vehicle during the impact, and landed on the left shoulder.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, Kuzdzal was pronounced dead at 8:10 p.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

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The driver who was involved in a hit & run accident on Chicago's Michigan Avenue December 18 is still being sought. This accident seriously injured Meghann Eff as she was attempting to hail a cab on the Magnificent Mile at Pearson Street.

Eff is said to have suffered a crushed arm, broken legs, and two skull fractures during the incident, and still is in the intensive care unit. She faces months of rehabilitation.

She was hit by a car after having breakfast and then walking to Michigan Avenue in order to hail a cab.

According to police, after hitting Eff, the hit & run driver fled north on Michigan Avenue, then made a right in the wrong direction onto Chestnut Street.

A woman who witnessed the accident, Jenny Shieh, who works as a respiratory therapist at Northwestern University Hospital, was able to stabilize Eff until paramedics arrived. Shieh also prevented other cars from hitting Eff.

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On Sunday afternoon, December 18, at approximately 1:00 p.m., a three-car accident in an unincorporated portion of Glenview left six people seriously injured.

Details concerning the accident appear limited.

The accident occurred in a residential area in the 2900 block of Glenview Road. The accident involved two cars and an SUV. The SUV rolled over in the course of the accident.

According to the Glenview Fire Department, firefighters had to cut passengers out of two of the cars.

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A wrong-way driver on the Edens Expressway in Illinois drove for over 11 miles early this morning, before being pulled over by police.

A dozen motorists reported the violation to police during the 11 mile drive. During the incident, which lasted roughly 10 minutes, several drivers reported nearly being sideswiped by other motorists, and some were run off the road.

About 2:30 a.m. Thursday, police started receiving numerous calls of a wrong-way driver on the I-94 near Elston. These callers described an SUV traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the Edens Expressway, and cited multiple locations along Peterson, Touhy, Lake Street, Dempster and Willow.

The driver, Sergio Galvez-Delira. 24, of Glenview, was finally pulled over at Tower Road by Glencoe Police, driving a black 2001 Mitsubishi SUV. He was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, having open alcohol, no insurance and improper lane usage, Illinois State Police said. His driving record shows no previous violations.

"There was a lot of luck," said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Joseph Stangl. Stangl could not recall another incident of a drunken motorist having traveled so far the wrong way. "The driver managed to avoid striking any other vehicles, but this could have turned into a horrific tragedy based on one driver's decision to get behind the wheel while intoxicated." He credited the timing of the incident and the light traffic on the Edens at that time for avoiding a major crash.

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According to the Illinois State Police, 3 people died earlier today on I-80 in New Lenox, Illinois after their car hit heavy construction equipment on the median.

Details are somewhat limited at this time.

An excerpt from a Chicago Tribune article of today titled "3 dead in single-car crash on Interstate 80" :

Shortly before 2:30 a.m., a 2009 Honda Civic was westbound on I-80 at mile marker 137 when it lost control and drove into the center median, police said. The Honda, driven by Christopher Bannon, 27, struck the rear of a construction vehicle that was stationed at the median, police said.

Bannon and two passengers, Jenna Bianco, 21, and James Vacek, 22, died in the car accident. All three were from Crest Hill.

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Yesterday, a man died after a single-vehicle accident in Riverside, Illinois. A female in the vehicle, an SUV, was injured.

Cesar Ramirez, 26, of Woodridge, was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood.

The accident happened at approximately 11:42 p.m. Wednesday at Longcommon and Delaplaine Roads.

An excerpt from a December 8 Chicago Tribune article titled "Woodridge man dies in Riverside rollover" :

The SUV sustained heavy damage and appeared to be the only vehicle involved in the crash, police said.

Police also said the evidence at the scene indicated the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control. Preliminary reports stated the SUV struck a curb and rolled over several times, ejecting Ramirez from the vehicle.

Officers at the scene reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol coming from the man and the woman who were both taken to Loyola Hospital, police said.

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On Tuesday evening, December 6, seven people, including a child, were injured during a car accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.

Details on the accident are limited. An excerpt from a December 6 CBS Chicago article titled "Seven Injured In Dan Ryan Crash" :

The auto accident occurred at 9:55 p.m. at 47th Street on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Sean Flynn said.

Seven people, including one child, suffered non-life threatening injuries, Flynn said. Two people were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, two people were taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, two people were taken to Holy Cross Hospital and one child was taken to University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.

Police could not immediately provide details.

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A man from Tinley Park, Illinois died Sunday night following a car accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) in which the SUV which he was driving rolled over. The driver was identified as Paul Newman, 42.

An excerpt from the Chicago Sun-Times article of December 5 titled "Tinley Park man dies in rollover Dan Ryan crash" :

The crash happened about 7 p.m. on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) when the driver lost control of a 2001 Chevy Blazer in a rollover crash that ejected him from the vehicle, according to an Illinois State Police District Chicago master sergeant.

The article goes on to state according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, Newman was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

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Early Sunday morning, four people were critically injured during a Chicago automotive accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway.

According to an Illinois State Police source, it was a single-car accident that happened at 1:04 a.m.

The accident happened on the northbound lanes at 76th Street. The vehicle rolled over onto the embankment.

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