Zavala s family says the 22-year-old was finding her path and had dreams of going to beauty school. We remember our sister as a beautiful, loving soul, said Zavala s brother, Jose. She cared for everybody a little too much.
Zavala and the driver, a 27-year-old man, were killed while two other passengers, Blanca Sanchez, 21, and Pedro Vallecillo, 25, were hospitalized with serious injuries.
A preliminary Illinois State Police investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling too fast for conditions. Two people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries Friday morning when a vehicle plunged off the Stevenson Expressway and ended up on the street below, according to the Illinois State Police. NBC 5 s Patrick Fazio reports.
The driver was speeding and lost control in the northbound lanes of the Stevenson when he hit a concrete wall, went over the edge, hit a light pole and smashed to the ground 43 feet below.