A car slammed into a guardrail and ended up on its side. Debris and fluids were left on the roadway.
-- An 81-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were seriously injured in a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Friday evening.Before first responders even arrived, other drivers rushed to the car and tried to get to the people inside.
The Fire Department later took over from the good Samaritans, and was able to extricate the accident victims – who were pinned into the car. The Fire Department cut off the roof supports and removed the patients through the roof of the car."Sure, these kinds of situations can be dangerous for everyone involved, but in that moment, you're not thinking about yourself - only in the ways you can help," Padilla said in Spanish with González interpreting.
Three lanes of the southbound Drive were blocked after the crash. Traffic was backed up on the southbound Drive as far north as Bryn Mawr Avenue following the crash.
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