CHICAGO, IL : 1 dead, 2 injured after fatal car crash in Auburn Gresham on Sunday, 9th June 2019

A woman is dead and two others are injured after a car driven by an off-duty police officer crashed into Tony's Philly Steak restaurant in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

Family members confirmed that Marquita Reed, 34, died of her injuries after the crash.

An off-duty Chicago police officer was driving his personal vehicle, a Toyota sedan, eastbound on 87th Street at about 3 a.m., police said. He was turning south on Wood Street when another vehicle traveling westbound on 87th Street turned in front of his vehicle, cutting him off. The officer made a sharp turn and jumped a curb causing him to strike the building.

Tawfik Damra, the restaurant's owner, said only three customers were in the restaurant at the time of the crash. The Toyota went through the building and struck two women inside, police said.

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