Man dies, teen rescued, after car drives off bridge in Hegewisch

A man died, and a teen boy was rescued after a car drove off a bridge and crashed into the Calumet River May 23, 2021, in the 12400 block of South Torrence Avenue. | Foto de archivo

Witnesses told officers a man drove his white sedan through a retention net in the 12400 block of South Torrence Avenue, and went into the water as the bridge was going up.

A man died, and a teen boy was rescued Sunday after a car drove off a bridge and crashed into the Calumet River on Sunday in Hegewisch on the Far South Side.

Witnesses told officers about 6:50 p.m., a man drove his white sedan through a retention net in the 12400 block of South Torrence Avenue and went into the Calumet River as the bridge was going up, Chicago police said.

A 16-year-old boy was rescued by a passing boat, and police took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.

The driver, a 38-year-old man, was also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified him.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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