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Carjacked SUV Crashes in East Garfield Park, Killing Driver Minutes Later

Police say the silver SUV was taken in Brighton Park about eight minutes before the fatal crash.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 11:28 p.m. to the 2800 block of West Van Buren Street, where the SUV had struck a tree.
  • The driver, an unidentified male, was found unresponsive inside the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Investigators learned the SUV had been taken around 11:20 p.m. in a vehicular hijacking on the 4200 block of South Artesian Avenue in Brighton Park.
  • Police reported no injuries during the carjacking and no additional victims from the crash.
  • Area Four detectives are investigating and have not announced any arrests or released the driver's identity.