A Chicago man was arrested this week after crashing into a vehicle on Interstate 55 while under the influence of alcohol, leaving one person dead and another injured.
Octavio Lara Chavez, 40, faces one felony count of aggravated driving under the influence involving death and aggravated driving under the influence causing great bodily harm.
On Sunday, Illinois State Police troopers responded to a fatal pedestrian crash on I-55 southbound at Cicero Avenue in Cook County.
A Hyundai Sonata was stopped on the right shoulder with three pedestrians outside attempting to change the passenger-side tire.
