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Cop Charged With DUI After Driving Into Restaurant, Killing Woman

One woman was killed and another was injured when an off-duty Chicago police officer crashed into Tony's Philly Steak restaurant Sunday.

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A CPD officer was charged with DUI after crashing into a restaurant early Sunday in the 1700 block of West 87th Street.
A CPD officer was charged with DUI after crashing into a restaurant early Sunday in the 1700 block of West 87th Street. (CBS Chicago/YouTube)

CHICAGO — An off-duty police officer has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his car crashed into a restaurant, killing one person in Gresham.

Chicago police said the off-duty officer is 24 years old and had been on the force for three years.

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