An adult was killed and three juveniles were injured in a two-vehicle collision after a car ran a red light Tuesday evening in the village of Elk Grove, police said.
According to the Elk Grove Village Police Department, officers were dispatched around 11:22 p.m. to the intersection of Biesterfield Road and Meacham Road for a report of an injury crash involving a Lexus, occupied by three juveniles, and a Honda, occupied by an adult.
Initial reports indicated the Lexus, heading north, disobeyed a red light at the intersection, police said.
The three juveniles in the Lexus were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They were treated and released, police added.
The sole occupant of the Honda was transported to a nearby hospital and was pronounced deceased, police said.
The scene remained active with investigators and police yellow tape throughout the night and early morning, with police blocking the intersection of Biesterfield and Meacham roads until 8:30 a.m.
Photos and videos from the scene Wednesday show two vehicles badly damaged, with airbags deployed and debris from car parts and objects inside the vehicles strewn across the street.
One of the vehicles appeared almost destroyed, with the front and driver’s side destroyed.
NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reported Wednesday morning that several teenagers came to the scene and indicated that those involved in the crash may have been friends of theirs.
“I came to the scene because I saw him on one of my friend’s Snapchat stories and I believe he was involved,” one said. “It’s really horrible to see cars like this, destroyed.”
Later Wednesday morning, a man told NBC Chicago that his wife, a mother of five, was killed in the crash. According to the man, the woman, 45, was returning home from work in Palatine when the accident occurred.
According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, one death has been confirmed.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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