Illinois: Joseph Vorbert Charged with DUI Homicide; two injured, one dead in Tinley Park traffic crash

Joseph Vorberg DUI fatal on Oak Park Ave. Cook County Illinois Oct. 11, 2017, Tinley Park police

Joseph Vorbert Charged with DUI Homicide; two injured, one dead in Tinley Park traffic crash

The Tinley Park Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic crash involving two vehicles that occurred at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at 17265 S. Oak Park Ave.

The drivers of both vehicles were transported to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening. The passenger of one of the vehicles died at the scene.

Tinley Park police continue to investigate the incident and closed off Oak Park Avenue from 171st to 173rd streets to reconstruct the accident scene.

Joseph M. Vorberg, of the 15300 block of Arroyo Drive, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after the crash that killed a 20-year-old Midlothian man, Tinley Park police reported on Oct. 11, 2017.