Southwest Side crash involving stolen car leaves 1 dead, 9 hurt
Chicago police say a car traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed went through a red light and struck two other vehicles at the intersection.
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Chicago police say a car traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed went through a red light and struck two other vehicles at the intersection.
A 12-year-old girl, identified as Imani Epps, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she died, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
Chicago police say around 11 p.m. Saturday a red SUV was speeding and ran a red light at Harrison and Independence.
A good Samaritan attempted lifesaving efforts on the motorcyclist, a 32-year-old man from Naperville, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim suffered trauma to the body and died at the scene.
Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged with two counts of aggravated under the influence causing death and great bodily harm, reckless homicide, and other drunken driving counts and traffic violations, in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
Chicago police said the victim was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
Services for Marko Niketic, 17, will be held Thursday morning at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville.
The Florida crash involved a bus transporting about 53 farmworkers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck, officials said.
Marko Niketic was a senior at Glenbrook South High School and just weeks away from graduating.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
Jaime Torres Jr., 20, was arrested in the 200 block of East Huron Street around 3:17 a.m. on Thursday.
Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that the victim was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura SUV heading westbound on Ogden.
The driver was heading northbound when he swerved to avoid hitting another car, causing him to hit a curb and then a light pole before coming to a stop, police said.
Lake County Sheriff's Office said that around 8 a.m., deputies responded to Fairfield Road and Chardon Road, where a 2007 Nissan Versa and dump truck collided, causing major damage to both vehicles.
Jacoby Hamilton, 19, of Crest Hill, was arrested and processed on Friday before being taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility on four Counts of reckless homicide.
Chicago police said around 1:12 a.m., officers responded to the crash in the 9500 block of South Paxton Avenue and found a silver sedan that was struck by a red SUV at an intersection.
A young brother and sister died and more than a dozen people were injured, authorities said.
Illinois State Police said two passengers were killed when Isaac Espejel crashed into a concrete median barrier on I-57 while speeding and driving under the influence.
Twenty-three-year-old Isaac Espejel is charged with reckless homicide and drunk driving. He was the only survivor in the crash that killed two passengers.
It's not clear what caused the crash.
All lanes of northbound Interstate 57 were blocked on Tuesday morning at Sibley Boulevard.
Police said former Marine Nikolas Hutto and two other people were changing a tire on I-55 near Cicero when Octavio Lara Chavez veered onto the shoulder and hit them.
The driver, identified as a 79-year-old man from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was found dead inside.
