Police: 15-Year-Old Girl Killed In Loop Crash

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 15-year-old girl was killed in a wrong-way crash early Monday in the Loop.

Hailee Melendez was driving a Nissan Pathfinder the wrong way in the 100 block of South Wells at 12:05 a.m. when the SUV struck a beam supporting an overhead CTA platform, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Hailee was pinned in the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene at 12:28 a.m., authorities said. She lived in the 4800 block of North Magnolia.

The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2017. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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