1 dead in wrong-way Dan Ryan Expy. crash

Source: chicago.suntimes.com · Published: 2026-08-01

<img src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2b0685b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3240x2160+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F94%2F66%2F39f55f0247aba57a941212e2a770%2Fz091382.jpg" alt="Northbound traffic was diverted off at 67&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Street following the wrong-way crash." /> &lt;p&gt;One person died and two others were critically injured Friday evening when a wrong-way driver caused a five-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Illinois State Police said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A southbound driver entered the northbound express lanes of I-94 near 31st Street and crashed about three miles south near Garfield Boulevard around 5:50 p.m., the state police said in a statement. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;State police said one person was pronounced dead. Two others were taken to hospitals in critical condition, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Northbound traffic was being diverted off at 67th Street, state police said.&lt;/p&gt;