Two people died and five others hurt, including a 6-year-old boy, in a high-speed crash Wednesday evening on the border of the Scottsdale and Ashburn neighborhoods on the Southwest Side.
A southbound driver in a Lincoln Aviator was traveling at a “high rate of speed” on Pulaski Road about 9:30 p.m. when she crashed into the side of a northbound Ford Explorer turning left onto 85th Street, Chicago police said in a statement.
Six people inside the Lincoln were hurt, including a 53-year-old female passenger who died, police said. She was identified as Anna Zendejo of Aurora by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The 86-year-old man driving the Ford died at the scene, police said. His name hasn’t been released.
The other injured passengers in the Lincoln were a 6-year-old boy with minor injuries, a 20-year-old man with a broken arm, and two men, 19 and 32, with minor injuries. The 25-year-old female driver was also treated at a hospital for unspecified injuries.
The driver of the Lincoln was issued citations, police said.
