Crime & Safety
Indictment to Come for Firefighter Involved in Fatal Crash
Patrick Bruce was charged with felony reckless homicide for the accident, which resulted in the death of a 25-year-old Downers Grove woman.
The Orland and Crestwood firefighter involved in a car crash that resulted in the death of a Downers Grove woman Friday in Unincorporated Cook County faces felony reckless homicide charges and is set for indictment later this month, the Sun-Times Media reports.
Patrick Bruce, 45, of Oak Forest, was also charged with failure to reduce speed and reckless driving.
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Bruce, an Orland Fire Lieutenant, was off duty and driving his personal vehicle at the time of the accident, which killed 25-year-old Anasis Knox, according to Orland Park Fire Chief Ken Brucki.
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