Traffic Slows After Man Jumps from Ambulance

By Tim State in News on Mar 28, 2009 5:54PM

If you were on I-90 near the northwest suburb of Hampshire last night, the traffic slow-down that lasted two hours was not from a traffic accident, rather it was from a patient who jumped from a moving ambulance while it was on the tollway.

The incident happened about 9:15 near Illinois route 23. The unnamed man had moderate injuries from the jump, but was airlifted from the scene. Officials did not release information on the reason for his original transport, but said that his mental condition would be evaluated.

The tollway was shut down during the airlift, which caused further delays. [WBBM]