Responding to trauma

GARY | Members of the Lake Country Sheriff's Department, Lake County coroner's office and Gary Police Department investigate the scene of a fatal car wreck that killed two people and sent a third in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., on Wednesday followin…

Responding to trauma

GARY | An ambulance leaves the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pick-up truck on westbound I-94 at Central Ave., in Gary on June 12, 2012. Hammond safety officials support the need for a local trauma center, rather than transporting patients out of the area for care.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

Gary residents watch Wednesday as police investigate the scene of a fatal car wreck that killed two men and sent a third to the hospital.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

An officer works Wednesday at the scene of a car crash in Gary after a vehicle being pursued by police slammed into two trees in the 4000 block of Monroe Street.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

Authorities investigate the scene of a car wreck Wednesday in Gary that killed two men and sent a third to the hospital. The third man died early Thursday at an Illinois hospital, according to Lake County police.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

A police officer inspects the crumpled remains of a car in which three burglary suspects were riding in Wednesday before they crashed into two trees in Gary. All three of the suspects died, authorities said.

Small plane crashes in Gary

A small plane crashed near the West Gary Lighthouse Charter School in this wooded area close to 7th Street and Clark Avenue in Gary, Wednesday.

Small plane crashes in Gary

Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey arrives at the scene of a plane crash near 7th Street and Clark Avenue in Gary, Wednesday.

Small plane crashes in Gary

Lake County Police instruct media where to park after a plane crashed near 7th Street and Clark Avenue in Gary, Wednesday.

Dental records could ID Gary plane crash victims this afternoon

The Lake County Coroner arrives at the scene of a plane crash near 7th Street and Clark Avenue in Gary on Wednesday. Coroner Merrilee Frey said Friday that experts were working with dental records to identify the two victims in the crash.

Small plane crashes in Gary

The Gary Fire Department responds to the scene of a plane crash near 7th Street and Clark Avenue in Gary, Wednesday.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Janice King, center, prays with friends and family Wednesday during a news conference at Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary to discuss the death of her daughter Bernice King and granddaughter Angel Harris after a fire in their building.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Workers attach a tarpaulin and board up a building at the Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary's Miller Beach neighborhood after Wednesday's fatal fire.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Friends and family of Bernice King and Angel Harris make a memorial Wednesday for them on Bernice's van outside of the Lakeshore Dunes apartment where the mother and daughter died in Gary's Miller Beach neighborhood.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Friends and family of Angel Harris and Bernice King hug Wednesday after making a memorial for them on Bernice's van outside of the Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary, where the pair died in a fire earlier.

Teen girl, woman killed in Gary fire

Angel Harris, 14, and Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire at this Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex Wednesday in Gary's Miller neighborhood.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Angel Harris, 14, and Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire at the Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex in Gary's Miller neighborhood.

Teen girl, woman killed in Gary fire

Angel Harris, 14, and Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire at this Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex Wednesday in Gary's Miller neighborhood.

Teen girl, woman killed in Gary fire

Angel Harris, 14, and Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire at this Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex Wednesday in Gary's Miller neighborhood.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Dennis Foster, left, and James Alexander Jr. look at a Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex Wednesday where Angel Harris, 14, and her mother, Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire.