Pickup drives onto empty car carrier on Bishop Ford

(DOLTON) A speeding pickup truck drove onto the back of an empty car carrier early Thursday on the Bishop Ford Freeway in south suburban Dolton.

The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. on I-94 near Sibley Boulevard, Illinois State Police said. Both vehicles were traveling south when the pickup – which was traveling at a high rate of speed – boarded onto the rear of the car carrier.

The driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries and was taken to Munster Community Hospital, police said.

No citations were issued, but police said the incident is still under investigation.

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