Man probably paralyzed after being thrown from car in apparent drunk driving crash in Waukegan

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A man is probably going to be paralyzed from the waist down after he was ejected during a car crash in unincorporated Waukegan.

Waukegan police said they found the man on the 12700 block of West Crescent Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He had not been wearing a seatbelt and was thrown 30 feet from his car.

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The vehicle, a Chevy Trailblazer, was apparently speeding when the driver crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a utility pole.

The man, 35, of North Chicago, was hospitalized in critical condition. 

Police said alcohol "appears to be a factor in the crash."