Crime & Safety

Chicago Heights Man Killed In Car Crash

The death of a 27-year-old man from Chicago Heights has been ruled an accident after a car crash near Joe Orr Road Saturday morning.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL -- A Chicago Heights man was killed following a motor vehicle crash early Saturday morning in his home town. Deangelo King was pronounced dead at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights after suffering multiple injuries from the crash, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. near Joe Orr Road and West End Avenue, the Daily Southtown reports. There were no known other injuries or vehicles involved.

King's death has been ruled an accident.

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