CHICAGO (AP) - A Cook County sheriff’s deputy has died in a crash while on his way to work.
Police say Nick Theofanopoulos was driving a Nissan Altima when the car collided with a Jeep Wrangler that had pulled out of a Chicago driveway Monday night. The 21-year-old driver was injured.
The sheriff’s office says Theofanopoulos was traveling to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn to relieve a deputy who was guarding a patient.
The 39-year-old had worked for the sheriff’s office for 15 years.
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