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Missing Elderly Couple From Oakland County Found Driving Wrong Way Down Chicago Freeway

WHITE LAKE TWP. (WWJ) - A missing Oakland County couple is hospitalized after Illinois police stopped them for driving the wrong way on I-294 in west Chicago.

White Lake Township police say 84-year-old John Trulu and his 77-year-old wife Patricia were located late Thursday night. Both are being checked out at the hospital for medical issues. Police say family members are en-route to bring their parents home safely.

Relatives reported the couple missing after they failed to return home from a doctor's appointment Thursday morning in Commerce.

Police haven't yet said how the couple ended up in Chicago. Family members say both suffer from medical issues.

Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 and CBSDetroit.com for the latest. 

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