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

A Chicago driver was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a scale house on I-94 in Northwest Indiana Saturday, authorities said.

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.

A 30-year-old man dies in a fiery car crash after fleeing the scene of another collision on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., Illinois State Troopers responded to the area of the crash on I-94 at 76th Street.