CHICAGO (WLS) — Two men killed in a serious West Side crash have been identified by local officials.
Chicago police said the crash was the result of one of the two drivers running a red light and colliding with the other.
At just after 2 a.m., a 36-year-old man was driving eastbound on Augusta Boulevard. He proceeded to run a red light at Central Avenue. His vehicle, a dark-colored sedan, collided with another dark-colored sedan that was speeding southbound.
One of the sedans also struck the front end of a beige minivan, which was arriving at the light.
The sedans eventually stopped in the yards of two separate South Austin homes.
Police said the 36-year-old driver was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.
The Cook County Medical Examiner identified him as Alex Coleman Jr.
A 22-year-old man, who was driving the other sedan, also died at a hospital.
He was identified as Laquell Collins by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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A 35-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the same sedan, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
A 45-year-old man who was driving the minivan did not report any injuries and refused medical services.
The Chicago Police Department’s Major Accident detectives are investigating the crash.
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