Crime & Safety
Man Found In Creek Likely Victim Of Crash On 394: Sheriff
Officials with the Cook County Sheriff's Office believe Alejandro Taylor was in a car that crashed into a pole on Illinois Route 394.
FORD HEIGHTS, IL - The man who was found dead in a Ford Heights creek earlier this week is believed to have been the victim of a crash on Illinois Route 394.
Sophia Ansari, press secretary for the Cook County Sheriff's Office, said the 27-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene when authorities arrived Tuesday afternoon. He was identified in a Chicago Sun-Times report as Alejandro Taylor of Calumet City.
Ansari said police believe Taylor was an occupant of a car that crashed into a pole earlier that morning on 394 near the Lincoln Highway exit. Deer Creek, where Taylor's body was found later in the day, is right off 394 near Lincoln.
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Cook County Sheriff's Office were still investigating the case as of Thursday night.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office did not immediately provide the cause or manner of death.
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READ MORE: Body Found In Creek, Death Investigation Underway In Ford Heights
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