At the very least two folks had been killed and 16 extra damage when a rushing Dodge Charger which had been reported stolen brought on a violent multivehicle wreck in Chicago Wednesday night, officers stated. Seven youngsters had been among the many injured.
The crash occurred at about 5 p.m. native time in Chicago's South Facet neighborhood of Chatham.
In a information briefing, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown instructed reporters that the Charger was touring the unsuitable means "at a really excessive price of velocity" when it collided with seven different automobiles. It then "instantly caught fireplace upon affect," Brown stated.
The 2 occupants of the Charger each died on the scene, Brown disclosed. Their names weren't instantly launched.
Seven youngsters and 9 adults had been hospitalized with unknown accidents. Their circumstances weren't supplied.
The Charger had been reported stolen out of the suburban Chicago metropolis of Markham earlier Wednesday, in keeping with Brown. A firearm, described as an extended rifle, was additionally discovered within the Charger.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot instructed reporters that town has already seen about 100 traffic-related fatalities to this point this 12 months, "and numerous these are associated to hurry."
"It's a important challenge, and we're doing all the things that we will," Lightfoot stated. "However persons are decided to disregard the velocity restrict. There's little or no that we're going to have the ability to do, apart from, actually get extra aggressive, about frankly, arresting and locking folks up."
