Overview
- Police say a Chevrolet Trailblazer lost control and plunged into the Little Calumet River after striking a barrier, with the crash occurring in the early hours of Tuesday.
- Emergency marine teams pulled occupants from the water and took a man to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead; Cook County identified him as 24-year-old Trumayne Sanders.
- Three other people reached shore; two women were not injured and the 24-year-old driver was taken to a hospital and cited for failing to reduce speed.
- Family members told reporters they found the body of missing passenger Ralphelle Howard on a riverbank near the crash site, a development not yet fully detailed by police or other agencies.
- Chicago Police investigative units and the Marine Unit continue a technical, multi-agency probe into the crash and recoveries, and authorities have said the investigation remains ongoing while they work to confirm all findings.