Ill. EMT struck while working interstate crash

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash on Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates left two people injured, including an EMT, Illinois State Police said.

Troopers said the initial crash happened around 1:56 a.m. on Feb. 2 and involved a black Ford sedan and a black Kia SUV, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

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An A-TEC Ambulance crew was on the scene when a tractor-trailer hit one of the crashed vehicles, pushing it into an EMT. A second semi braked hard to stop, and its shifting load damaged that truck as well.

A-TEC Ambulance said on social media that an EMT was taken to a Level I trauma center for treatment and that no further updates were immediately available.

Police said the injured semi-truck driver was taken to a nearby hospital, and the Ford’s driver was arrested on a DUI charge.

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