Driver cited after fatal I-94 crash in Dolton

A 20-year-old man was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion south on I-94 when he swerved to the right to take the Dolton Avenue exit from the second lane, Illinois State Police said.

SHARE Driver cited after fatal I-94 crash in Dolton
All lanes of northbound I-90 were shot down June 3, 2022 for a shooting investigation near West Addison Street.

A man was killed in a crash May 14, 2021, in Dolton.

Sun-Times file photo

A driver was issued several citations after a man was killed in a crash Friday on Interstate 94 in south suburban Dolton.

A 20-year-old man was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion south on I-94 when he tried to take the Dolton Avenue exit from the second lane, Illinois State Police said.

The driver swerved to the right, missed the exit and the Ford rolled over in a ditch, state police said.

A 21-year-old man who was in the Ford was ejected, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another passenger and the driver did not sustain any injuries, police said.

The driver was cited for improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an uninsured motor vehicle, state police said.

The Latest
They can’t seem to escape troubling situations, though this one was not of their own making.
So it goes when there are massive improvements to be made. Designated hitter Eloy Jimenez doesn’t have the trade value Dylan Cease would bring, but he could go as Getz covets a faster, more athletic team.
A buck in Hegewisch, symbolic of too many deer in that area, a Downstate dog story and a near-record count of cranes at Jasper-Pulaski FWA in Indana are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
There’s plenty going on in the world to worry about, but I can’t agree that it’s rendered all Americans cynical and negative.
So far this winter, speculation about the top free agents, including Shohei Ohtani, has time and again included the Cubs as contenders. That’s a good start. But free agent and trade action should pick up at winter meetings next week.