Overview
- Police say a white sedan crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a silver sedan head-on just after midnight on Sunday in the 6300 block of South Richards Drive.
- A 26-year-old woman who was in the white car was pronounced dead at the scene and has not yet been publicly identified.
- Two 25-year-old men from the white car were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with one in critical condition and the other in fair condition.
- The driver of the silver sedan was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and reports disagree on whether his condition was described as serious or fair.
- The Major Accidents Investigation Unit is processing the scene near the Statue of the Republic and the Obama Presidential Center and will review evidence, witness statements and vehicle data to establish cause and any potential charges.