Forest Park, Illinois — Over the weekend, a van crashed along the Eisenhower Expressway in Forest Park, killing one man, injuring four others, and leaving a driver facing potential DUI charges. Police said that 21-year old Matthew Bougher may face DUI charges for the death of 29-year old Juan Carlos-Salazar, who was killed when Bougher crashed into his van.
This accident happened early in the morning on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Matthew Bougher was driving his car the wrong way along I-290 that morning at about 5:30 a.m. while Juan Carlos-Salazar was in a van headed the correct direction.
As Bougher neared the exit for Des Plaines, he lost control of his car and crashed into two other vehicles on the road, including the van carrying Carlos-Salazar. The impact killed Juan Carlos-Salazar immediately and a total of four people had to be taken to a hospital for various injuries.
Bougher was also injured and suffered a broken hip, broken leg, and head trauma. Police said that he will be charged with multiple DUI offenses, however, as they believe he was under the influence of alcohol at the time he was going the wrong way on the Eisenhower Expressway.
More investigation is expected.
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