Chicago Heights dad killed in DUI crash
Calvin Hatten, of Chicago Heights, was killed by a drunk driver on Sunday after the car he was driving was hit at Western Ave and 43rd st. Authorities said Hatten was poronounced dead shortly after 11pm.
The Hatten family has had its share of tragedy. Calvin Holme's, Hatten's son, was shot five times last may. Holmes, who uses a wheelchair and a cane is just now learning to walk again.
"We used to talked about (death)...so I was prepared said Holmes. "He used to tell me 'Don't cry when I die. He can't rest in peace if people are crying over him."
Hatten was driving home with his partner of 30 years and two daughters after visitng the Cook County jail where his 18 year old son is incarcerated.
They were traveling west on 43rd st, when a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalire ran a red light and hit Hatten's 1993 Lexus. Hatten's car hit another car. It appeared that the driver of the Cavalier was drunk.
Selena Holmes was injured in the crash with a head injury and four broken bones. According to Holmes, she can't feel the left side of her body.
Holme's younger sisters survived the crash.
