Looters ransack UPS truck after viaduct collision on Chicago's Southwest Side
CHICAGO - A group of at least a dozen people looted a UPS tractor-trailer on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning following a crash.
At 10:46 a.m. in the 2100 block of South Kedzie Avenue in the city’s Little Village neighborhood, the truck’s roof was torn off while attempting to drive underneath a viaduct.
The slight miscalculation was only the first in a series of bizarre events that unfolded.
As the truck was traveling northbound on Kedzie Avenue, just past Cermak Road, the truck driver struck the viaduct.
SkyFOX captured stunning video of its roof peeled off like a tin can.
The truck was relocated near the CTA’s Pink Line station at 21st and Kedzie. While it was parked on the street, police said a group of 12 to 15 people took the opportunity to remove packages from the damaged vehicle.
Citizen app video shows the mound of boxes spilling from the trailer.
A spokeswoman with UPS released the following statement to FOX 32 Chicago:
"We are aware of a situation involving one of our drivers that occurred this morning. We are cooperating with the responding authorities in their investigation and respectfully defer questions about this incident to them."
It does not appear the UPS driver was injured during the incident.
It’s unclear how many packages were stolen. No arrests have been made and no citations have been issued.
The investigation is ongoing.