The Brief
- An Orland Park man, Prakash Patel, is accused of causing a June 29 multi-vehicle crash on LaGrange Road that killed a 66-year-old pedestrian and injured seven others.
- Police said Patel was traveling north at a high rate of speed when his vehicle struck three other vehicles, forcing two off the road. One of those vehicles struck the pedestrian at a bus stop.
- Patel was arrested Aug. 19 and faces reckless homicide, reckless driving and 14 additional traffic charges. He was scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Thursday.
ORLAND PARK – An Orland Park man is facing multiple charges in connection with a crash that left one man dead and seven others injured, authorities said.
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Orland Park man charged in fatal crash
The backstory:
The collision happened just before 11 a.m. June 29 in the 14900 block of LaGrange Road.…