A 21-year-old Chicago man is facing three felony DUI charges following a crash on I-290 Sunday afternoon that killed a Wheaton man.

Illinois State Police officials said that Jose F. Perez Marin was driving a GMC SUV on I-290 west of Ashland Avenue about 3 a.m. when he rear-ended a Toyota SUV, causing a chain-reaction crash with two more vehicles.

Benjamin M. Farraday, 25, of Wheaton, a passenger in the Toyota SUV, was taken to the hospital and died from his injuries, officials said.

erez Marin and five other people also were injured in the crash, police said. He was arrested by ISP Special Agents after being released from the hospital.

Perez Marin was charged with felony aggravated driving under the influence involving death, as well as two other felony charges. He remains in custody at the Cook County Jail pending his first court appearance.

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