1 hospitalized in crash on Kennedy Expressway

One of the drivers attempted to leave the scene, but an off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed the crash pulled over and held the driver at gunpoint until troopers arrived, state police said.

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A person was hospitalized in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on Thursday night.

Two vehicles were traveling around 8:20 p.m. on the northbound lanes on I-90 when one vehicle crashed into another near North Avenue, Illinois State Police said.

One of the drivers attempted to leave the scene, but an off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed the crash pulled over and held the driver at gunpoint until troopers arrived, state police said.

One of the drivers was taken to a hospital, state police said.

No other injuries were reported.

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