1 Dead, 2 Injured in South Suburban Crash

Family members said 21-year-old Kendall King was killed in the crash

One man was killed and two other people were injured in a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Chicago's south suburbs early Thursday.

The crash took place at around 1:30 a.m. on Torrance Avenue between 140th and 142nd streets in Burnham, authorities said.

Illinois State Police were on the scene, conducting an investigation and doing a full reconstruction to see exactly how the car and motorcycle collided.

Family members confirmed that 21-year-old Kendall King was on the motorcycle and killed in the crash.

The father of a 2-year-old boy, King was riding the motorcycle with the mother of his child, his family said. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where her condition was not released.

The driver of the car was also injured in the collision and taken to an area hospital in unknown condition, authorities said. 

King's uncle said he and the woman had been together since high school and that his nephew was a hard worker and "great dad" to his son.

Further details were not immediately available and the investigation into the incident remained ongoing.

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