A Gary crash on I-80 today left a woman and child dead. Investigators said the driver lost control while being pursued by sheriff's deputies.
GARY, Ind. -- A woman and child were killed Friday after a police pursuit led to a crash on I-80 in Gary, Indiana.
Investigators said Lake County sheriff's deputies tried to stop the car, but during the chase, the driver lost control, hit a semi, spun across all lanes and crashed into the median. The crash occurred around 11:32 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-80 near the 5.7 mile marker. Two passengers in the vehicle, a 20-year-old woman from south suburban Matteson and a small child in a car seat, were both pronounced dead on the scene, according to investigators. Their identities have not yet been released.The Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash.
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