Man dies after crashing van into firefighter-medic’s home

The medic was sitting on his couch when the vehicle crashed through his home, he performed CPR on the unresponsive driver but the man was pronounced dead at a local hospital

April 16, 2015 03:50 AM

By Deanese Williams-Harris
Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — A man was pronounced dead after his van veered into a house Wednesday afternoon on the Far South Side in the city’s Hegewisch neighborhood.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m., a van crashed into a home in the 12800 block of South Muskegon Avenue, said Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Officer Janel Sedevic, citing preliminary information.

The driver of the van was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital where he was pronounced dead, she said.

The circumstances leading up to the crash were not immediately available.

The vehicle crashed into the home of an off-duty firefighter, authorities said. At the time of the crash, the firefighter was sitting on a couch and suffered minor injuries.

The firefighter found the driver unresponsive and started CPR.

The firefighter was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The accident was being investigated by the Chicago Police Major Accident Investigation Unit.

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