Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a crash in Washington Park on the South Side Monday night.
A red SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed in the 600 block of East Morgan Drive when the driver side-swiped a silver Chrysler sedan, then veered off the road and struck a tree around 8:30 p.m., Chicago police and fire officials said.
One person was ejected from the SUV and three had to be extricated from the car, Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Donald Walker told reporters at the scene.
This car completely wrapped around a tree, looks like CFD had to cut around a tree while attempting to rescue the 3 individuals in the car. #Chicago #ChicagoScanner pic.twitter.com/fRcecSnNmJ
— Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere (@TylerLaRiviere) March 22, 2022
The 35-year-old male driver and a 23-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Two men, 21 and 19, were removed from the back seat and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious to critical condition, Walter said.
The driver of the Chrysler was not injured.
