2 killed, 2 injured in crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on South Side
A deadly crash shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning.
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A deadly crash shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning.
A deadly crash shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago’s South Side early Sunday morning.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive was packed with commuters despite the winter storm early Monday, while some side streets were still treacherous with snow and ice in Hammond, Indiana. Darius Johnson and Lauren Victory have team coverage.
The sun was up in downtown Chicago after a snowstorm clobbered the area, while roads were slushy, but passable, in Northwest Indiana. Darius Johnson and Lauren Victory have team coverage.
Darius Johnson is along DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown, while Lauren Victory is along Route 41 in Hammond, Indiana, as a winter storm socks the Chicago area.
Darius Johnson has a look at conditions on DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Monroe Drive amid a massive winter storm that clobbered the Chicago area Monday morning.
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At 8:33 p.m. Tuesday, a 53-year-old man was driving a gray vehicle north on the Drive when he crossed into the southbound lanes, police said.
Parts of DuSable Lake Shore Drive were closed to vehicular traffic for cyclists, while people living in Wicker Park got a chance to see what life without cars would look like on Milwaukee Avenue.
A motorcyclist narrowly avoided being injured when he wiped out on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive Tuesday afternoon. After briefly stopping traffic, he was able to walk his bike off the drive.
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A car fire has halted traffic on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park during the Friday afternoon rush.
A car fire has halted traffic on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park during the Friday afternoon rush.
A blue Audi sedan was traveling south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Monroe Drive at a high speed, when its driver lost control and hit a pole.
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The driver did not stop to aid the victim and left the scene in an unknown direction.
The vehicle was described as a white colored 2019 Honda Accord 4-door sedan, with Illinois plate number FH49505.
Chicago police said the man was found near the street, in the 3600 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, shortly after 3:30 a.m., unresponsive, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago police said that a Nissan Versa, driven by a 25-year-old man, was heading northbound on DuSable Lake Shore Drive when it rear-ended a Honda HR-V, driven by a 64-year-old man, and then rear-ended a Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by a 43-year-old man.
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All southbound lanes were blocked at the scene, and two northbound lanes were also blocked.
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