Overview
- Illinois State Police say a semi cab driver caused eight separate wrecks on northbound I-57 on Chicago’s South Side, ending in a multi-vehicle crash near Halsted Street.
- Troopers identified the driver as Hassan A. Moutassim, 25, of Jersey City, who was operating a tractor unit without a trailer attached.
- After the final crash, police say Moutassim pulled a driver from a vehicle, beat him, and tried to strangle him.
- Troopers arrested Moutassim at the scene as medics took the injured driver to a local hospital.
- He faces charges that include attempted murder and aggravated battery, and he is being held pending his first court appearance while the investigation continues.