1 Dead After 4-Vehicle Crash On Lake Shore Drive
A four-vehicle accident along Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's North Side injured at least seven motorists and snarled traffic during rush hour Monday.
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A four-vehicle accident along Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's North Side injured at least seven motorists and snarled traffic during rush hour Monday.
The crash happened at 11:07 p.m. on in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore at Balbo, according to Fire Media Affairs and Chicago Police.
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The 17-year-old boy driving the car was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said.
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Chicago Police are investigating whether road rage led to a Lake Shore Drive crash that left a woman dead and a man seriously injured early Saturday on the South Side.
The closures will happen overnight Friday and are part of the ongoing Interstate 55/Lake Shore Drive Interchange Reconstruction project.
About 11:45 p.m., the Honda Civic was traveling south on Lake Shore Drive when it struck the guardrail near North Avenue, pinning an 18-year-old man in the driver's seat inside the car, according to Chicago Police.
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The car was headed north on Lake Shore about 6:20 a.m. when it overturned and landed on the median near 31st Street, according to Chicago Police.
More closures are scheduled Thursday on the Stevenson Expressway for work on the I-55/Lake Shore Drive Interchange Reconstruction Project.
The closures are necessary to implement a new traffic pattern as a part of a reconstruction project on the interchange, IDOT said.
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