CHICAGO — A passenger was ejected from a car and killed in a violent crash overnight on the city’s South Side after police say the car was attempting to flee officers at a high rate of speed when it collided with an SUV at an intersection.
Additionally, Chicago police say the driver of the car and the driver of the SUV were injured.
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In a preliminary statement released Tuesday morning, police say just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, officers on the Priority Response Team were on patrol, with a focus on robberies occurring in the area of the 5500 block of South Pulaski Road. They observed two individuals, believed to be armed, entering a black Lexus sedan.
According to Chicago police, when officers attempted to investigate, the sedan fled at a high rate of speed, and officers pursued it. The sedan continued to the 3500 block of South Ashland Avenue, where the driver entered the intersection, collided with an SUV and crashed into a building.