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Wrong-way Dan Ryan driver was trying to 'scare' woman pleading for her life, prosecutors say

First publishedAug 4, 20:24 UTC
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<p>An Aurora man was ordered to remain in custody after prosecutors allege he drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan Expressway to "scare" a woman who was pleading for her life moments before she died as a result of a five-vehicle crash Friday evening. </p><p>Juan Ruiz-Huerta, 29, was charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, unlawful restraint and aggravated battery <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/31/dan-ryan-crash" target="_blank" >related to the crash</a> that left 28-year-old Victory A.

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<p>An Aurora man was ordered to remain in custody after prosecutors allege he drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan Expressway to "scare" a woman who was pleading for her life moments before she died as a result of a five-vehicle crash Friday evening. </p><p>Juan Ruiz-Huerta, 29, was charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, unlawful restraint and aggravated battery <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/31/dan-ryan-crash" target="_blank" >related to the crash</a> that left 28-year-old Victory A. Swanigan dead and another driver critically injured. </p><p>A Cook County judge ordered Ruiz-Huerta to remain in custody during a Monday hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

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<p>An Aurora man was ordered to remain in custody after prosecutors allege he drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan Expressway to "scare" a woman who was pleading for her life moments before she died as a result of a five-vehicle crash Friday evening. </p><p>Juan Ruiz-Huerta, 29, was charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, unlawful restraint and aggravated battery <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/31/dan-ryan-crash" target="_blank" >related to the crash</a> that left 28-year-old Victory A.
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