Laquell Collins, Alex Coleman Jr. ID'd as men killed in crash at Augusta Boulevard and Central Avenue in South Austin: Officials

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.

READ MORE | 2 men killed, woman critically injured in serious South Austin crash, Chicago police say

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.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

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