Parents, 15-year-old girl die in Orland Park crash
Tribune reporters
A 15-year-old girl and her parents died in a three-car crash late Sunday
night in southwest suburban Orland Park, according to authorities.
The teen's sister, a 24-year-old woman, was driving the car and survived. According to family, she is in good condition.
The victims lived in the 17300 block of Queen Mary Lane in Tinley Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Nazmi M. Deis, 62, was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. at Palos Community Hospital, the office said. Wafieh N. Deis, 49, was pronounced at 10:15 p.m. at the scene, along with 15-year-old Samah N. Deis.
The family was inside a Toyota Camry that collided with a small pickup truck and a street-sweeper used to clean parking lots around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 171st Street and LaGrange Road, according to Orland Park Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Michael Schofield.
The Camry was crushed and the street-sweeper was knocked on its side, he said. The family had to be extricated from the car, he sad.
Rana Deis, 22, a cousin of the teen killed and of the 24-year-old woman driving, was standing outside the family's home in Tinley Park, in shock.
"It's just a really rough time for them," Rana Deis said. "It's still fresh – it's not even 24 hours."
The sisters and their parents were on their way home after having dinner at a nearby Olive Garden restaurant when the crash occurred, said Deis, of Oak Forest.
Rana Deis said funeral arrangements are being made and services likely will be held on Tuesday. She said her aunt and uncle were both born in Jerusalem and still have a home there. Their youngest daughter, Samah, was born in Jerusalem while their two eldest daughters were born in the United States, she said.
Her 15-year-old cousin was a freshman at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Rana Deis said. Another sister, 29, lives at the Tinley Park home with her husband and three children, Rana Deis said.
Deis did not have any idea how the wreck happened and said police are still investigating.
The driver of the street-sweeper was also injured and taken to an area hospital, Schofield said.
Orland Park police were not available to comment.
Consolidated High School District 230 released a statement today expressing condolences to the family and friends of Samah Deis, who was a freshman at the school.
"Today is a very sad day for the Andrew High School community as we grieve the loss of a freshman student," the statement said. "The school community has rallied to support each other in a very difficult time. Social workers and guidance counselors are available for those who need to talk with someone."
The teen's sister, a 24-year-old woman, was driving the car and survived. According to family, she is in good condition.
The victims lived in the 17300 block of Queen Mary Lane in Tinley Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Nazmi M. Deis, 62, was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. at Palos Community Hospital, the office said. Wafieh N. Deis, 49, was pronounced at 10:15 p.m. at the scene, along with 15-year-old Samah N. Deis.
The family was inside a Toyota Camry that collided with a small pickup truck and a street-sweeper used to clean parking lots around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 171st Street and LaGrange Road, according to Orland Park Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Michael Schofield.
The Camry was crushed and the street-sweeper was knocked on its side, he said. The family had to be extricated from the car, he sad.
Rana Deis, 22, a cousin of the teen killed and of the 24-year-old woman driving, was standing outside the family's home in Tinley Park, in shock.
"It's just a really rough time for them," Rana Deis said. "It's still fresh – it's not even 24 hours."
The sisters and their parents were on their way home after having dinner at a nearby Olive Garden restaurant when the crash occurred, said Deis, of Oak Forest.
Rana Deis said funeral arrangements are being made and services likely will be held on Tuesday. She said her aunt and uncle were both born in Jerusalem and still have a home there. Their youngest daughter, Samah, was born in Jerusalem while their two eldest daughters were born in the United States, she said.
Her 15-year-old cousin was a freshman at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Rana Deis said. Another sister, 29, lives at the Tinley Park home with her husband and three children, Rana Deis said.
Deis did not have any idea how the wreck happened and said police are still investigating.
The driver of the street-sweeper was also injured and taken to an area hospital, Schofield said.
Orland Park police were not available to comment.
Consolidated High School District 230 released a statement today expressing condolences to the family and friends of Samah Deis, who was a freshman at the school.
"Today is a very sad day for the Andrew High School community as we grieve the loss of a freshman student," the statement said. "The school community has rallied to support each other in a very difficult time. Social workers and guidance counselors are available for those who need to talk with someone."
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