3 killed, 1 injured in Far South Side head-on collision
A head-on collision in the South Deering neighborhood overnight Sunday left a passenger as the sole survivor, police said.
Two Dodge Challengers, one red and one black, were traveling in opposite directions toward each other on the same side of the street when the drivers crashed head-on on the 11200 block of South Stony Island Avenue at around 3 a.m.
The 20-year-old driver of the red car was pronounced dead on the scene and his passenger, also 20, was transported to University of Chicago hospital in fair condition. The 21-year-old man who was the driver of the black car and the 19-year-old woman who was riding with him were both pronounced on the scene.
Police are investigating the crash.
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3 killed, 1 injured in Far South Side head-on collision
A head-on collision in the South Deering neighborhood overnight Sunday left a passenger as the sole survivor, police said. Two Dodge Challengers, one red and one black, were traveling in opposite directions toward each other on the same side of the street when the drivers crashed head-on on the 11200 block of South Stony Island Avenue at around 3 a.m. The 20-year-old driver of the red car was pronounced dead on the scene and his passenger, also 20, was transported to University of Chicago hospital in fair condition. The 21-year-old man who was the driver of the black car and the 19-year-old woman who was riding with him were both pronounced on the scene. Police are investigating the crash.
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