I-294 Crash Kills 1, Injures 4
Cesar Salas, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene after a Sunday morning crash near Northbrook and Deerfield.
A Vernon Township man was pronounced dead at the scene after a three-vehicle crash on Sunday morning on I-294, between Northbrook and Deerfield, near Lake Cook Rd., The Daily Herald reports. Around 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Cesar Salas, 39, of Prairie View, was traveling south on I-294 when he rear-ended a tow truck, according to The Daily Herald. The tow truck driver reportedly exited his vehicle to speak to Salas when a taxi carrying two passengers struck Salas's car and spun out. The taxi then struck the tow truck driver who was standing in the road. He did not sustain life-threatening injuries, reported the Chicago Tribune, which has a photo of the taxi. After arriving to the scene, firefighters conducted an extrication operation and five …
