A single-vehicle crash claimed the lives of a driver and a child passenger in the early hours of Christmas morning, police say.
At about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, District Chicago Troopers responded to a crash on the Interstate 94 northbound ramp from 71st Street on Chicago’s South Side, according to Illinois State Police.
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One adult and two children were inside the vehicle. All three occupants were taken to an area hospital but their injuries were not specified.
The driver and one of the children were later pronounced dead.
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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the deceased as Ashley Coleman, 25, and 2-year-old Ethan Nicholson, who are listed at the same block address in the South Side Chatham area.
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