Illinois
Driver injured after crashing through two garages, hitting two houses in Niles: police
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Saturday, May 30, 2026 10:40PM
NILES, Ill. (WLS) — A driver was injured in a large north suburban crash on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Niles police said an elderly man shifted his vehicle into drive instead of reverse inside his garage.
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The driver crashed through his garage before going through the wall and door of his neighbor’s garage near Harlem and Howard, police said. He then struck two houses.
The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was hurt.
Police did not immediately provide further information.
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