A carjacking on Chicago's Southwest Side late Tuesday ended in a fatal encounter when the stolen vehicle collided with a tree in East Garfield Park. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that approximately ten minutes after the silver SUV was hijacked from the 4200 block of South Artesian Avenue in Brighton Park, the vehicle abruptly ascended a curb then struck a tree on the 2800 block of West Van Buren Street.
Despite emergency personnel's efforts, the driver was found to be unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the driver has yet to be released by the authorities. Before managing to catch the attention and elicit a rapid response from law enforcement, no injuries were incurred during the actual carjacking, as CBS News Chicago indicates.
A police investigation led by Area 4 detectives is currently underway, seeking to unravel the circumstances that led up to the carjacking and subsequent crash. Details surrounding the motive and any potential suspects in the carjacking are still not clear, nor is the series of events that led the stolen vehicle from Brighton Park to its tragic end in East Garfield Park.
