PLAINFIELD, ILL. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 17-year-old boy was killed in a vehicle crash Friday in southwest suburban Plainfield, according to preliminary information from Plainfield police.
A preliminary investigation found that about 5:25 p.m. the boy was driving a BMW at a high rate of speed north on Van Dyke Road just north of 127th Street when he passed a vehicle, lost control and struck two utility poles, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.