Michael Villanueva, 25, was pronounced dead at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood after a DUI crash on the Eisenhower Expressway near Oak Park.
Villanueva was standing outside his vehicle, which had crashed into a wall on the expressway, when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 61 year old woman. The woman was charged with driving under the influence as a result of the crash.
Villanueva was initially taken to the west suburban hospital in critical condition and died more than a week later.
Woman charged with DUI in fatal Oak Park expressway crash, www.suntimes.com, August 23, 2011