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Speeding Jeep Driver Dies in Fiery Archer Heights Crash

Police cite speed as a factor in an active Area One investigation.

Overview

  • The northbound Jeep, which crashed Saturday just before midnight in the 4400 block of South Pulaski Road, first struck a Honda Pilot that was entering traffic.
  • After the impact, the Jeep hit a tree and a fence and then caught fire, and the driver died at the scene.
  • Police reported no other injuries, including the 67-year-old Honda driver.
  • Area One detectives are investigating, and authorities have not released the driver's name or age.
  • ABC7 described the vehicle as a white Jeep Cherokee, a detail not included by other outlets.