A driver who was among two people killed when police say the car he was traveling in collided with another vehicle on Interstate 57 has been identified as a Chicago firefighter, officials said.
According to Illinois State Police, 55-year-old Brian Schofield, of Chicago, was killed in the two-car crash that also left another driver dead.
Police said the accident happened when a 2009 Hyundai Sedan collided with a blue 2005 Jeep utility head-on near 183rd Street. Police said a preliminary investigation showed the Hyundai was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the roadway at the time.
The Hyundai struck a guardrail at a high-rate of speed and "became fully engulfed in flames."
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed Schofield was a firefighter. It was not immediately clear which car he was driving.
The other driver killed was not immediately identified.
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Police noted that seatbelts were not used during the crash.
All northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down for several hours as an investigation was conducted.
