Driver killed, 11-year-old boy critically hurt after crash on Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive
CHICAGO (CBS) — A driver was killed, and an 11-year-old boy was hurt following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Saturday morning.
The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. in the 4600 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Chicago police said a male, whose age was not released, was driving in the southbound lanes when he lost control of the vehicle after a tire blew out and struck a tree.
The driver suffered multiple injuries and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, where he died a short time later.
An 11-year-old boy, who was a passenger in the vehicle, suffered blunt force trauma to the head and body and was also taken to U of C in critical condition.
The Major Accidents Unit is investigating the crash.
