Driver in minor accident dies after being run over by truck
A minor car accident turned deadly when a 62-year-old South Shore man was run over after the crash Tuesday, officials said.
Leslie Arjun, a former building superintendent in the 2400 block of East 75th Street, was dead when emergency workers arrived at the scene about 3:30 p.m., a Cook County medical examiner’s office spokesman said.
Arjun was driving a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada on 98th Place along the Halsted Street exit of the Dan Ryan Expy. when his vehicle was sideswiped by a 1993 trailer truck attempting to move to the far left lane, Chicago Police spokeswoman Laura West said.
Arjun and the truck driver, Michael Campbell, 29, pulled into a currency exchange lot at 103rd and Halsted streets to exchange insurance information, police said.
The drivers than got into a fight. Arjun tried to prevent Campbell from leaving. Campbell shove Arjun, who fell and landed beneath the truck tires, police said.
Campbell then pulled away, running over and killing Arjun, police said.
Campbell’s truck stalled at 104th and Green streets, where off- duty cook County sheriff’s officer detained him until police arrived, police said.
Campbell, of the 1000 black of North Pulaski Road, was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident, negligent driving and driving without insurance, police aid.