Prosecutors: Firefighter charged in fatal crash was on medication and was speeding

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OrlFire ProtectiDistrict Crestwood firefighter Patrick Bruce 45 is facing felony reckless homicide charges crash thkilled 25-year-old Downers Grove resident Friday.

Orland Fire Protection District and Crestwood firefighter Patrick Bruce, 45, is facing felony reckless homicide charges in a crash that killed a 25-year-old Downers Grove resident Friday. | Provided photo

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Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate scene 3 car accident 167th Street Laramie Avenue Oak Forest Illinois Friday March 1 2013.

Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate the scene of a 3 car accident on 167th Street at Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois, Friday, March 1, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Police investigate scene 3 car accident 167th Street Laramie Avenue Oak Forest Illinois Friday March 1 2013. | Joseph

Police investigate the scene of a 3 car accident on 167th Street at Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois, Friday, March 1, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate scene 3 car accident where white Hummer ended up hitting fire hydrant off south side

Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate the scene of a 3 car accident where a white Hummer ended up hitting a fire hydrant off on the south side of 167th Street at Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois, Friday, March 1, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate scene 3 car accident where this car ended up partially woods north side 167th Street

Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate the scene of a 3 car accident where this car ended up partially in the woods on the north side of 167th Street at Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois, Friday, March 1, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Debris is scattered all over 167th Street where Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate scene 3 car accident Laramie Avenue Oak

Debris is scattered all over 167th Street where the Cook County Sheriff's Police investigate the scene of a 3 car accident at Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois, Friday, March 1, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

A ranking Orland Fire Protection District and Crestwood firefighter took prescription pain medication, weaved between lanes and drove 25 mph above the speed limit before causing a crash Friday that killed a 25-year-old Downers Grove woman, prosecutors said. Bail was set at $250,000 Monday for …