Wrong-way driver causes fatal 7-car wreck on Kennedy Expressway Thanksgiving night

CHICAGO - A wrong-way driver caused a fatal seven-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway late Thursday night. 

Illinois State Police say the crash happened around 11:27 p.m. in the southbound express lanes of I-90 near Ashland Avenue. 

Investigators say seven cars were involved, and 30-year-old Mitchell Rgeib was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. 

At approximately 11:30 p.m. all lanes of I-90 southbound express near Ashland were closed for the investigation. Lanes were reopened at approximately 3:15 a.m. 

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