Driver killed in Park Ridge crash

A man was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday morning in suburban Park Ridge.

The crash happened around 2:38 a.m. in the 1000 block of Oakton Street, according to police.

Oakton Street was closed off for hours between Greenwood Road and Cumberland Avenue. 

The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the driver as 37-year-old Shalom Peters.

The MCAT Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting Park Ridge police in the investigation.

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