Crime & Safety
Skokie Man Badly Injured In Crash On Dempster
A minivan driver hit a tractor-trailer and then hit a third vehicle from the oncoming direction. It happened on Dempster near Shermer in Niles.
A 21-year-old Skokie man, whose identity has not been released by police yet, was hospitalized after a serious three-vehicle crash in Niles early Saturday morning.
Around 5 a.m., a Toyota minivan heading eastbound on Dempster Street, near Shermer, struck the rear of a Freightline tractor-trailer, also heading eastbound, which had slowed down, possibly to make a turn, said Sgt. Robert Tornabene of the Niles Police Department.
The Toyota minivan then crossed over the center line on Dempster and struck a third car which was heading westbound.
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The driver of the striking vehicle was taken to the hospital, and Tornabene said his injuries were "pretty severe." His name has not been released yet, and Tornabene said at last report, he was still hospitalized.
A photo of the scene, submitted to Patch.com by Greg Cieply, a Niles resident, shows that an airbag deployed in the vehicle.
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Police closed off Dempster Street after the accident because the crash scattered debris across the roadway.
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