South Elgin High School teens identified in Bartlett crash
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"The community loves them. They're there for them. This is not going to be forgotten for years, you know?"
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from the crash scene as people come by to pay their respects. Police said they believe the four girls in that car failed to yield, making a left turn when the dump truck hit them.
Police said the crash involved a Honda Civic and a truck driver at Illinois Route and Keynon Road at 7 a.m.
High school students are dead, and several others are injured after a crash with a semi in Bartlett. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from South Elgin High School.
One of the students in the Honda died at the scene, and a second student died after being transported to the hospital, police said.
Police and Fire crews responded to the intersection of Devon Avenue and Nicholas Boulevard for a motor vehicle crash involving a White 2000 Freightliner truck tractor-semi-trailer combination and a Black 2007 Toyota Tundra.
Initial reports revealed that a black Cadillac SUV was traveling south in the northbound lanes on U.S. Highway 12 when it struck a blue Ford van, which was traveling north.
Chicago police said the 61-year-old was driving a minivan southbound, in the 5200 block of South Loomis Boulevard just before noon, when he struck a parked car - causing the minivan to flip over.
The crash happened just before 1 a.m. in the 5200 block of West North Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
Illinois State Police said a bicyclist traveling on the right shoulder veered into the middle lane of traffic.
Officials say the car collided with a fuel tanker truck after making an abrupt U-turn.
The driver and two passengers of the first car were taken to an area hospital with injuries.
Rubio is facing several charges, including reckless homicide and possession of cocaine.
Prosecutors said Deni Rubio's blood alcohol was twice the legal limit when prosecutors said he ran a red light, causing the deadly crash. They say he also tried to take an officer's gun after the crash.
Prosecutors say Deni Rubio's blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit when he ran the red light at Higgins and Barrington and hit another car.
The crash killed 18- year-old Amelia Mazeikis and D'Shaun Tudela.
Soyfa Athamanah, 69, was struck and killed as she crossed Winona and Broadway on July 25 after 10:30 p.m.
An investigation is underway after one person was killed and two others were injured in a head-on crash in Sugar Grove Township Friday night.
The woman, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where she was pronounced dead.
A white-in-color Chevy Malibu was traveling southbound, in the 800 block of South Pulaski Road, when it struck a male pedestrian.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where officers say the crash involved two vehicles around 6 a.m.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where officers say the crash involved two vehicles around 6 a.m.
Four people were taken to local hospitals, including the wrong-way driver.
Preliminary reports say a 2007 Cadillac utility vehicle, for unknown reasons, left the roadway onto the right shoulder and struck a guardrail - causing the car to roll over.
The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
