An off-duty officer from the Chicago Police Department died early Saturday following a two-vehicle crash in Tinley Park, local authorities report. The collision took place at the intersection of 179th Street and LaGrange Road, with Tinley Park police responding to the scene.
The late-night accident resulted in both drivers being rushed to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox; the Chicago cop, whose identity was not immediately released, succumbed to his injuries there, while the other driver, an unidentified male casualty, was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center in a condition not disclosed, per a statement obtained from the NBC Chicago website and information from the Chicago Tribune.
The circumstances leading up to the tragic crash remain unclear, and officials have not provided specific details on how the incident transpired. The ongoing investigation has prompted the closure of southbound lanes on La Grange Road as the crash reconstruction proceeds.
While Chicago police have confirmed the officer was on probationary status at the time of his passing, there's been no update regarding the well-being of the other individual involved, and the department has yet to release formal identification or any additional information regarding the incident.
