Car fire halts traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park
A car fire has halted traffic on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park during the Friday afternoon rush.
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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 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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