Crime & Safety
Passenger Killed In Crash, Driver Charged With DUI: Cops
The car was traveling southbound on I-57 when it drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
WILL COUNTY, IL — The passenger in a car was killed and the driver charged with DUI after a crash Sunday on Interstate 57, Illinois State Police said. Police responded to the crash at 11:48 p.m. Sunday on I-57 southbound just south of Peotone Road.
The car was traveling southbound on I-57 when it drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The driver, Rita Mullins, 32, of Chicago, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Mullins was charged with DUI-alcohol, improper lane use, driving too fast for conditions and driving without insurance.
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The passenger, Curby Howard, 46, of Blue Island, was airlifted to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Illinois State Police continue to investigate the crash.
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