CHICAGO (CBS) — The driver who ran from a fiery crash early Monday in River North that killed his passenger was later found dead in his apartment after apparently committing suicide, according to a police source.
About 1:30 a.m. Monday, a 2009 Nissan coupe was speeding west in the 400 block of West Ontario when it struck a utility pole at Orleans, causing the car to spin out and burst into flames, according to Chicago Police.
A passenger in the car, 21-year-old Alejandra Damian of Joliet, was pulled from the wreck and pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy found she died of multiple injuries from an automobile striking a fixed object, and her death was ruled an accident, the medical examiner’s office said.
The driver, a 34-year-old man, jumped out of the car and ran away, according to a police source.
He was later found hanged in his apartment in the 1800 block of North Wood Street, and pronounced dead at 6:23 p.m. Monday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. A police source said he hanged himself.
The Ontario Street feeder ramp to the Kennedy Expressway was closed for about eight hours after the crash for the investigation and cleanup.
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