Chicago police said a man has been charged in a fatal crash that killed a 78-year-old Zainab Suboh on the Northwest Side Tuesday night.
A relative said the 78-year-old Zainab Subhoh and her husband joined their son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren, driving from their hometown of Highland, Indiana to Chicago to visit other relatives. They were two blocks from their destination when the crash happened in the 3400-block of West Peterson Avenue.
Police said an 18-year-old driver of a Saturn Aura was traveling southbound on Kimball Avenue. It failed to yield to the Kia Sorento, driven by a 46-year-old man, with the Suboh family inside. The impact flipped the Kia upside down.Kurell Purnell, 18, faces several charges including reckless homicide. He is due in bond court Thursday.
Both drivers were transported to hospital in fair condition while a 36-year-old woman and Zainab's 81-year old husband were transported to hospitals in critical condition. Two children, a three-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl, were transported to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition.Her daughter-in-law, Summayya Suboh, said the family is devastated.
"She was an angel walking on earth," Summayya said. "My father-in-law is devastated. We're all devastated."
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