Crime & Safety
Police: Driver in Train-SUV Crash a Wheaton Man, 52
Police issue a press release regarding the crash that involved a freight train and an SUV at College Avenue and Hill Street around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday. The man was transported to CDH for treatment.
Wheaton police have just issued a press release regarding an accident involving a freight train and an SUV on College Avenue at Hill Street.
A 52-year-old Wheaton man drove a 2005 Jeep Liberty on eastbound College Avenue, around the activated railroad crossing signal at College Avenue and Hill Street around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.
When the westbound Union Pacific freight train hit the car, the car was pushed off the tracks and onto its side, according to police.
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The driver was able to exit the vehicle on his own. He was transported to Central DuPage Hospital for treatment. The train resumed travel around 1:18 p.m.
The man was taken to Central DuPage Hospital after a train hit his SUV on the Union Pacific West line tracks around noon Tuesday at College Avenue, officials said.
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