Horror as handsome high school jock, 17, is killed and his girlfriend, 16, fights for her life after 'drunk driver' slammed into them at 131 mph in his Mustang that split their car in HALF

A Chicago man has been arrested for crashing his Mustang into a car that killed the 17-year-old driver and left his 16-year-old girlfriend fighting for her life. 

Taeyoung Kim, 21, was taken into custody for allegedly causing a crash that killed Marko Niketic, a Glenbrook South High School senior on May 12.

The crash also left both passengers in each car hospitalized in critical condition. 

Kim has been charged with multiple counts including aggravated driving under the influence causing death, reckless homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol. 

Niketic's girlfriend suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, hematoma of the brain, a fracture of the pelvis vertebrae and hyper-density of the left frontal lobe of the brain with loss of consciousness and seizure due to the crash

Taeyoung Kim, 21, was taken into custody for allegedly causing the crash 

According to police, Kim was driving his 2021 Ford Mustang on East Lake Avenue at a speed of 131 mph in a 35-mph zone when collided with Niketic at an intersection - leaving the victim's silver Mercedes torn into half. 

The accused's dashboard camera had allegedly captured him driving recklessly before the crash, prosecutors said.

Niketic was pronounced dead at the scene while Kim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Police said that Kim's blood-alcohol level was far above the legal limit. 

Marko Niketic, a Glenbrook South High School senior was killed in a car crash on May 12

Kim was driving his 2021 Ford Mustang on East Lake Avenue at a speed of 131 mph in a 35-mph zone when collided 

The victim's silver Mercedes torn into half after the crash 

Witness Nathan Clark described: 'He was probably going about 90 (miles per hour) whenever he sped in front of me. 

'If I had to guess, he floored it and turned off his lights. 

'There was no reason for it. I don't think it was like road rage or anything. I think he just wanted to go fast and (was) being reckless.' 

Niketic's family has launched a GoFundMe to help raise awareness about the tragedy. 

Preston Shute, a close friend said: 'He was the most genuine human I've ever met.

'That was my best friend and it's really hard to process right now.' 

Inessa Kaufman, a family friend also said: 't's really heartbreaking, I've never seen anything like it with the car like that, it's unrecognizable.'

Niketic's girlfriend suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, hematoma of the brain, a fracture of the pelvis vertebrae and hyper-density of the left frontal lobe of the brain with loss of consciousness and seizure due to the crash. 

According to court documents, she was released from the hospital on Friday.