ORLAND PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A veteran firefighter from suburban Orland Park was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Sunday morning.
Wes Peak, 36, was with the Orland Fire Protection District for seven years. He was killed on I-57 while on his way to work.
"He touched so many lives in a positive way," said Orland Fire Protection District Chief Ken Brucki. "It is equally heartbreaking to the organization as it is on his family."
The accident is still under investigation.
Wes Peak, a veteran firefighter from suburban Orland Park was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Sunday morning.