Deadly Crash on Southwest Side Leaves Two Lives Lost, One Life Saved
A chaotic afternoon on the Southwest Side turned deadly when a young driver plowed into an SUV attempting to make a left turn onto California Avenue. The 21-year-old sedan driver, traveling westbound in the 2800 block of West 87th Street, failed to slow down and collided with the vehicle.
The impact proved fatal for the occupants of the SUV, a 73-year-old man and his 76-year-old female passenger. Both were pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they were taken following the accident.
Miraculously, the sedan driver emerged from the wreckage with non-life-threatening injuries, including an injury to his right leg. He was transported to the same hospital in fair condition and later received a citation for failing to reduce his speed before the crash.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but so far, no further details have been made public.
A chaotic afternoon on the Southwest Side turned deadly when a young driver plowed into an SUV attempting to make a left turn onto California Avenue. The 21-year-old sedan driver, traveling westbound in the 2800 block of West 87th Street, failed to slow down and collided with the vehicle.
The impact proved fatal for the occupants of the SUV, a 73-year-old man and his 76-year-old female passenger. Both were pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they were taken following the accident.
Miraculously, the sedan driver emerged from the wreckage with non-life-threatening injuries, including an injury to his right leg. He was transported to the same hospital in fair condition and later received a citation for failing to reduce his speed before the crash.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but so far, no further details have been made public.
. Can we please fix our roads already?! I mean, it's not that hard to slow down when turning left... right? It's just common sense, you know? And what's with all these young drivers speeding around like they own the place?! They need some serious crash courses (no pun intended) on road safety. And of course, the authorities are still investigating... well, it's about time! I want to see those dashcams from every car involved in this crash and a thorough review of the traffic patterns on that block. We can't keep relying on luck to save lives like this 
. And what's with all these citations for speed? It seems like just another slap on the wrist to me...
, like 2 lives lost already just because of a stupid accident? the fact that the young driver didn't slow down at all makes me wanna scream 
its just so irresponsible and inconsiderate of others on the road. i feel bad for the family of the victims tho, their loss is so sad 
. hope the guy who was driving the sedan gets his priorities straight ASAP 
. and yeah 1 life saved is def a miracle 
. And now two innocent people are gone, just because he wasn't paying attention... it's just so senseless 
. And now he's just gonna get a slap on the wrist and go about his day... meanwhile the families of those two people who died are left to pick up the pieces... it's just not right 
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just saw this on my newsfeed and it's like why do things like this happen?! 
this is just heartbreaking... two lives lost, one saved 
you'd think with all the safety features in cars today, accidents like these should be a thing of the past 
which is just reckless. anyway, glad the kid is alive and only suffered minor injuries 
at least he's gonna be alright for now though...
another life lost on our roads 
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