CHICAGO — In yet another Chicago expressway shooting, someone shot a trucker in the face on the Dan Ryan late Thursday.
The 68-year-old survived and managed to steer his big rig to safety and get out. But the shooter drove off and is still on the loose.
The shooting forced police to shut down the Dan Ryan for about five hours as they investigated.
He was driving his semi on the inbound Ryan near 95th Street about 11:45 p.m. when he was shot, state police said.
Drivers then saw the man's truck veering from left to right in the middle left lane, state police said. The man eventually stopped in that lane and got out of his truck.
He had been shot in his face and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, state police said.
The inbound lanes of the expressway were were closed until 4:27 a.m. while police investigated the shooting.
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