Person killed in Harvey rollover crash
Harvey Police investigate a fatal crash in the 16200 block of South Halsted Avenue Thursday September 26, 2019. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times
HARVEY, Ill. - A driver was killed after being thrown from an SUV in a rollover crash Thursday in south suburban Harvey.
The crash happened about 11 a.m. in the 16200 block of South Halsted Street, according to Harvey Police Chief Eddie Winters.
Witnesses said a black SUV was southbound on Halsted when it suddenly took off at a high speed and hit a pole. The driver was thrown from the rolling vehicle and landed in the parking lot of a nearby Dunkin’, 16242 S. Halsted St.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the fatality.