Responding units extinguished the fire and found three people inside, who died at the scene, according to police.

Police said around 4:30 a.m., officers and fire crews responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of West Lake Avenue and Pfingsten Road. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames,

CHICAGO (CBS) — A driver was killed in a fiery crash after leaving the scene of another on the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday morning. Illinois State Police said the crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. on I-94 southbound at 76th Street.

A 30-year-old man was fleeing a previous crash when he went up an embankment on the Dan Ryan Expressway and struck a pole about 1:30 a.m. Saturday near 76th Street, police said. His car burst into flames and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Chicago police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who injured a pedestrian on the Northwest Side last month.

A fiery early morning crash in suburban Glenview left three people dead Sunday. According to Glenview police, officers and firefighters reported to the scene of a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of West Lake Avenue and Pfingsten Road at approximately 4:30 a.