Police in Oak Park will question the driver of an SUV which blasted through a dead-end guardrail, soared through the air and landed on train tracks several stories below.
Police Sgt. Michael Richardson said the unidentified female driver was headed north on Taylor Avenue and was approaching Garfield Street just before 3:20 a.m. when the SUV "continued past Garfield, past the guard rail and down into the train tracks — which are significantly lower than Garfield Street."
The vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, ended up on the eastbound CTA Blue Line tracks near the Austin stop.
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The driver was concsious and outside of the SUV when emergency responders arrived, police said. She was taken to Loyola University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis said power was cut off on the inbound track between the Forest Park and Pulaski stops as crews worked to remove the SUV.
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Meanwhile, trains operated on both directions of the outbound tracks and shuttle buses were used to transport passengers between the Pulaski stop and Forest Park stop.
Full service was restored around 5:15 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation. Authorities said they'll question the driver after she's released from the hospital.
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