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"path": "/crime/2026/04/03/teen-boy-charged-in-crash-that-killed-girl-15-and-injured-2-other-teens-on-southwest-side",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-03T15:59:33.864Z",
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"textContent": "<p>A 16-year-old motorist is facing reckless homicide charges after he plowed into a tree, killing his 15-year-old passenger and injuring two other teen girls last month on the Southwest Side. </p><p>The boy, who is not being identified because of his age, was arrested Thursday and charged with reckless homicide with a motor vehicle in the death of Dreanna Jackson, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. </p><p>Officers saw the boy driving a stolen Toyota Corolla at a high rate of speed without headlights on March 9. The boy then lost control of the car and hit a tree in the 6800 block of South California Avenue, police said. </p><p>Jackson, who was a passenger in the vehicle was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 4:32 a.m., the medical examiner's office said. An autopsy the next day determined she died of multiple injuries from the crash. </p><p>Another 15-year-old girl who was also inside the vehicle suffered a broken arm and a 16-year-old girl suffered an injury to her head. Both were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, police said. The older girl was in serious condition.</p><p>Police said the Toyota was reported stolen.<br></p>",
"title": "Teen boy charged in crash that killed girl, 15, and injured 2 other teens on Southwest Side",
"updatedAt": "2026-04-03T16:55:16.960Z"
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