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DUI charges filed in fatal accident on the Southwest Side


Anthony Galvan   Police photo

 A decision to drink and drive cost a Chicago man his life and another young man his future.

Anthony Galvan, 21, of the 5400 block of West 59th Street, is charged with drunk driving in a Sunday accident that killed a 27-year-old Benito Ruiz Ramirez.

Police say Galvan was going the wrong way on a one way street at 2:55 a.m. when he struck another car at the intersection of 58th and California.

Galvan and his 20-year-old passenger were not hurt.

Here are the charges against Galvan:

  • Aggravated DUI in an accident resulting in death
  • DUI any amount of drug
  • Failure to reduce speed
  • Driving the wrong way on a one way street
  • Failure to yield the right of way
  • No insurance
  • Reckless driving
     

 

 

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