Man dead, woman in critical condition after crash on Chicago's Southwest Side
A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a crash in the West Lawn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Sunday evening.
The crash happened around 8:35 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Pulaski Road.
Police said a black sedan and a silver sedan were both headed north on Pulaski Road, while the silver sedan was trying to merge from the outer lane into the inner lane.
The black sedan made contact with the rear driver's side of the silver sedan. The man driving the black sedan lost control and struck a light post in the median, police said.
The driver of the black sedan, 22, and his passenger, a woman, were both ejected from the car. The man died on the scene, while the woman was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a leg injury and was listed in critical condition.
The man driving the silver sedan and the woman in the passenger seat were not injured, police said.
Police did not indicate whether drag racing might have been involved in the crash.
Police said Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.
