MORTON GROVE, Ill. – A 56-year-old man Mount Prospect Man arrested for drink driving after his car was hit by a train Thursday night Morton Grove.

The Morton Grove Police Department responded to a reckless driving complaint at River Drive and Lehigh Avenue around 7:05 p.m. Before officers arrived, the driver’s black 2004 Acura TL crashed into a parked car on Lehigh Avenue and then continued onto nearby railroad tracks, where it stopped.

Witnesses pulled the driver from the vehicle before it was struck by a southbound Amtrak train. Neither the driver nor the occupants of the train were injured.

The driver, later identified as Pawel Malecki, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to reduce speed and improper lane usage.

The Metra Police Department is investigating the train crash. Lehigh Avenue remains closed between Lincoln Avenue and River Drive, and Metra tracks are expected to be closed overnight.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Morton Grove Police Department at 847-470-5200.