Boy, 2, among 2 killed in Chicago crash on I-94 ramp, Illinois State Police say

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Sunday, December 25, 2022
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people, including a toddler, were killed in a crash early Christmas morning on the city's South Side, Illinois State Police said.

The single-vehicle crash happened on Sunday at about 1:13 a.m. at the Interstate 94 northbound ramp from 71st Street, police said.

Troopers responded to the scene in Greater Grand Crossing, where they found an adult driver and two juveniles inside a crashed vehicle, police said. They were transported to a local hospital, where the driver and one passenger were later pronounced dead.

The Cook County Medical Examiner identified one victim as 2-year-old Ethan Nicholson and the other as 25-year-old Ashley Coleman, both of the 8500-block of South Normal Avenue.

Police did not immediately provide information about the second juvenile's condition.