19-year-old driver speeds away from traffic stop, crashes into semi in Prospect Heights: police

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8:10PM CT
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- The driver of a now-mangled Lexus hit a semi-truck in the north suburbs on Tuesday morning.

Police say the driver, a 19-year-old man, sped away from an attempted traffic stop in Prospect Heights just before 10:30 a.m.



He eventually crashed into the semi at Palatine and Rand.

Witnesses told police he went through the undercarriage of the truck.



The driver was taken to a hospital but will be OK. He is expected to face several charges.

The truck driver was not hurt.
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