Drag racing leaves 3 dead on South Side

On Saturday night, police responded to an incident on the 100 block of South Halsted Street after a car lost control and drove into a pole before catching fire. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene with two of them being Jose Manuel Velazquez and Jonal Gutierrez, both of whom were 18-years-old and graduates of East Aurora High School.

Chicago police said one person is being questioned in connection to this incident.

Our thoughts go out to the family and friends involved in this tragedy.

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