Crown Point man dies in crash on Dan Ryan Expressway

2012-11-10T22:15:00Z 2012-11-11T00:07:08Z Crown Point man dies in crash on Dan Ryan ExpresswayKeith Benman keith.benman@nwi.com, (219) 933-3326 nwitimes.com
November 10, 2012 10:15 pm  • 

A Crown Point man died Saturday morning after a two-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway.

Phillip Briner, 21, of the 1800 block of West 97th Place, was pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m. at Christ Advocate Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He died of multiple injuries when his southbound vehicle was struck by another truck.

According to press reports, a drunken driver crossed from the far right side of the road to far-left lane, striking Briner's pickup truck.

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