AURORA, Ill. - A 24-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old woman was critically injured after their car struck a tree last week in Chicago's western suburbs.

What we know:

Aurora police said the crash happened Wednesday around 11:20 p.m. in the 600 block of Spruce Street. Officers and firefighters responded after multiple 911 calls reported that a vehicle had crashed into a tree.

When first responders arrived, they found a man and a woman who had been ejected from the vehicle. The man died at the scene, and the woman was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in critical condition.

What they're saying:

Investigators believe the victims' gray Honda Accord was headed west on Spruce Street at a high rate of speed before leaving the roadway and hitting the tree.

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