Overview
- The five-vehicle collision that hit the Joe Orr Road and Chicago Road intersection Friday left two drivers dead and three juveniles hospitalized.
- The Cook County medical examiner identified the drivers as Nacease Spring, 26, and Tyra Willingham, 45.
- Footage from NBC’s Sky 5 showed five wrecked vehicles with deployed airbags, torn-off wheels, and debris scattered across the scene.
- Police shut Joe Orr Road between Dixie Highway and Coolidge Street and closed Chicago Road between Parkside and Glengate, and a snapped power pole left 353 ComEd customers without power.
- Chicago Heights police and the South Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating and ask witnesses to contact 708-756-6400.