WRONG WAY DUI DRIVER HITS TAXI HEAD-ON ON, KILLS TAXI PASSENGER, NB LAKE SHORE DRIVE JUST SOUTH OF RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO

FRI MAY 02 2014 ~1:50 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
PIN-IN RESPONSE FOR A CRASH
LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND RANDOLPH ST CHICAGO, IL

E13 ON ARRIVAL REQUESTS A PIN-IN RESPONSE AT ABOUT 1:57 AM AND A SECOND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE AT ABOUT 2:00 AM.

CRASH REPORTED ON NORTHBOUND LAKE SHORE DRIVE JUST SOUTH OF RANDOLPH ST.

BC1 REQUESTS TWO MORE ALS AMBULANCES FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR AT ABOUT 2:08 AM. ALL VICTIMS OUT OF VEHICLES BY 2:09 AM.

SUPPRESSION/RESCUE CREWS RETURNING AT ABOUT 2:23 AM.

E13 FOLLOWED AMBULANCE TO NORTHWESTERN WITH PERSONNEL ON AMBULANCE.

WRONGWAY DRIVER (DUI) DRIVING A 2014 SUBARU SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND CRASHED WITH A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS TAX. PASSENGER LAURA ANNE LAPLANTE, AGE 26, TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 6:30 PM FRIDAY. MALE, AGE 24, ALSO TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.



#Chicago: A #wrong-way driver #crash on Lake Shore Dr, between a taxi & suv, has left four people critically injured. pic.twitter.com/a4sRc50BCV

— Captured News (@CapturedNews) May 2, 2014



ENGINE(S): E13 E1 (OFF OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE)

TRUCK(S): ?

SQUAD(S): ?

EMS: A41 (SECOND AMBULANCE),  A28, A4, A42 AND FC 4-5-1

CHIEF(S): BC1

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