More than fifteen months after a blue Ford slammed into a red Chevy on West Lake Street, killing a 22-year-old passenger, Chicago police have charged the man accused of causing the crash. Kahalil Payne, 21, was arrested Monday and hit with one felony count of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle and two felony counts of aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm.
According to CBS News, Payne appeared at a detention hearing Tuesday following his arrest. Chicago police said he was identified as the suspect in a crash that happened around 4 a.m. on July 27, 2025, near the 3800 block of West Lake Street in East Garfield Park, a case that had sat without criminal charges since the night it happened.
Police told ABC7 Chicago that the crash occurred at about 3:50 a.m. when the driver of the blue Ford allegedly disregarded a traffic signal and crashed into the red Chevy sedan. One of the passengers in the Ford, a 22-year-old man, later died at the hospital from his injuries, police said.
Three Others Hurt, Chevy Occupants Refused Treatment
The crash left several other people hurt or shaken. Per the same ABC7 account, three other 20-year-old men in the Ford were taken to area hospitals, though the extent of their injuries was not released by police at the time. The Chevy’s 37-year-old driver and her 35-year-old passenger refused medical services at the scene, according to that report…