Driver charged for Eisenhower crash that killed Oak Brook man, injured trooper

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Updated: February 12, 2012 10:41AM

Officials have filed charges against a motorist accused of killing a man and hurting an Illinois State Police trooper Saturday in a wreck on the Eisenhower Expressway in Addison.

Daniel C. Clark, 32, faces aggravated driving under the influence involving death and aggravated DUI involving great bodily harm, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin.

The fatal wreck happened after a State Police trooper pulled over an eastbound vehicle on the Eisenhower Expressway near Mill Road a little before 1 a.m. Saturday to assist a non-injury traffic accident involving 42-year-old Frank S. Caruso of Oak Brook, Illinois State Police spokeswoman Maria Navarro said.

The trooper activated his emergency lights and positioned his vehicle to block the left two lanes of traffic.

Caruso was placed in the rear seat of the squad car to keep warm, State Police said.

About 1:15 a.m., a 2010 Chevrolet Impala allegedly driven by Clark rear-ended the vehicle, authorities said.

Caruso was taken to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m., according to State Police Elgin District Master Sgt. Bart Lamb,

“This is a tragic loss of life allegedly caused by a man who believed he was able to drive after he had been drinking,” Berlin said.

Clark was taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Hoffman Estates with non-life-threatening injuries; and the trooper was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with a possible concussion, Lamb said.

Clark is scheduled for a Sunday-morning bond court hearing.