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IU student Sajaad Syed dies in Naperville, Ill., car crash

Sajaad Syed

IU student Sajaad Safiullah Syed died in a car crash in Naperville, Ill., early Saturday morning.

“We are unable to confirm specific identities at this time,” DuPage county coroner’s office said.

However, according to a press release issued by the Naperville Police Department, Syed was one of three people involved in the crash, which occurred approximately at 1:59 a.m. Saturday.

Michael T. Szot was driving a 2007 Chevy Impala while intoxicated. Syed and 21-year-old Mihirtej Boddupalli were passengers in the car, according to the release.

The car crashed into several trees, and then landed in a quarry.

Szot, the driver, was able to swim free. Syed and Boddupalli were unable to escape the car and were recovered by fire and police department divers and transported to Edward Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Szot was also transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

He was then placed under arrest upon his release from the hospital for four counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of another, a class two felony. He was also charged with two counts of reckless homicide.

Syed was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, a member confirmed.

The crash is still under investigation, the Naperville police said.

Evan Hoopfer

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