FEBRUARY 21, 2015
ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Two people died early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash in
northwest suburban Elgin.
The crash happened shortly after midnight in the 1100 block
of Forest Drive, where a vehicle carrying three people left the roadway and
crashed into a tree, according to a statement from Elgin police.
The force of the impact required rescue workers to extricate
two of the three people inside the vehicle, police said. All three were taken
to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, where two of the occupants were later
pronounced dead, police said. The third person is in serious condition.
Forest Drive will remain closed while officials investigate
the crash.
Autopsies were scheduled for Saturday. Further details were
not immediately available.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call
police at (847) 289-2661.
This appears to be a drunk driving accident, and/or
excessive speed for the conditions of the road;
we will wait for the results of the autopsy to confirm our hypothesis.