Two men killed in single-car crash in Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Two people were declared dead at the scene after a single-car accident on Friday morning in the 4500 block of Lake Drive in Cahokia Heights, Illinois.

St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified both individuals as Demont C. Whitby, 25, of the 2000 block of Market Street in East St. Louis, and Andrew V. Parnell, 25, of the 1300 block of North 38th Street in East St. Louis.

They were declared dead at about 1:40 a.m., Dye said.

Ben Callahan, assistant chief of Cahokia Heights police, said when officers attended the crash site, one of the men was trapped inside the vehicle and the other was outside.

Callahan is not sure about the cause of the crash. The incident remains under investigation.