Will County

1 killed after car in southwest suburbs drives off roadway and goes airborne, landing in a ravine

According to the sheriff's office, the accident took place around 2 a.m. Wednesday, at 135th and Archer Avenue

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One person was killed and two others were injured early Wednesday in Will County after a driver lost control on a curve and went airborne, crossing a creek and landing in a ravine.

According to the sheriff's office, the accident took place around 2 a.m. Wednesday, at 135th and Archer Avenue.

Preliminary reports say the the driver of the vehicle was going at a high rate of speed as it was coming to a curve and lost control. The driver crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic, police said, striking a curb. The vehicle then went airborne, police said, touching down in a grassy area near the entrance of a Target store. The vehicle then continued in a northeast direction, police said, over a raised median and striking another curb before going down an embankment.

The vehicle went over Long Run Creek until it came to rest on the east side of the water, police added.

Three people were inside the vehicle at the time, officials said. The front seat passenger, a 36-year-old man, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The driver, a 34-year-old man, had to be extracted from the vehicle and was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. The backseat passenger, a 33-year-old male, was ejected from the vehicle and airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.

As of late Wednesday morning, the vehicle, a Tesla, was being towed from the ravine, and roadways had reopened.

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