Wrong-way motorist rams garbage truck on Kennedy

The driver suffered “non life-threatening” injuries and the lanes were reopened by 7:15 a.m.

A head-on collision happened on the outbound lanes of the Kennedy near Armitage Avenue at 5:45 a.m., state police said.

A wrong-way motorist was injured after crashing into a garbage truck on the Kennedy Expressway near Bucktown Tuesday morning.

The person was driving the wrong way on the northbound Armitage exit ramp and hit a garbage truck head-on around 5:45 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, a state trooper said.

The road was closed briefly but reopened by 7:15 a.m.

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