Two people killed near 9100 S LAFAYETTE AVE in Roseland

A driver and a passenger were killed after a Wednesday morning sideswipe same direction collision in Roseland on August 18, 2021 at 9:22 AM.

The crash occurred near 9100 S LAFAYETTE AVE, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report did not specify a cause for the crash.

There were two motor vehicles involved in the crash:

• A 2015 Chrysler 200 was heading south. The driver, a 20-year-old woman, was not wearing a seat belt and her airbag deployed from the front; she was killed. A 19-year-old male passenger was not wearing a seat belt and his airbag deployed from the front; he was killed.
• A 1998 Ford F150 was heading south and was hit in the front-left-corner. The police report did not have details about the male driver.

Police were notified at 9:22 AM. This was the 832nd injurious crash reported in August 2021, and the 9,906th injurious crash reported in 2021. It was the 86th fatal crash for 2021.