Fatal single-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway just north of the Winnetka Avenue overpass (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
Illinois State Police troopers responded about 7:14 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2025 to report of a single-vehicle crash with a Toyota SUV at the median of northbound Edens Expressway north of Old Orchard Road.
The crash was actually located just north of the Winnetka Avenue bridge in the left shoulder and partially in the left lane. The Illinois State Police trooper discovered the driver deceased and a hole in the windshield on the driver’s side. The driver suffered severe traumatic injury. The hole in the windshield was low and near the driver’s side windshield post (the driver’s side A pillar).
Firefighters and paramedics from Winnetka and Northfield responded to the crash scene, and CPR was administered at the scene.
Illinois State Police began an investigation of the Winnetka Avenue bridge. Apparently there is the possibility that an object fell from the bridge, and struck the windshield of the Toyota, killing the driver.
Northbound lanes of Edens Expressway looking south at the Winnetka Avenue overpass.
The crash happened at about 7:11 a.m. on the outbound lanes of I-94 Edens Expressway just north of Winnetka Road, ISP said (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
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