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1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Wrong-Way Crash On Skyway, Police Say

December 4, 2016 8:57am | Updated December 4, 2016 8:57am
1 man was killed and another was seriously wounded in a two-car crash on the Chicago Skyway Saturday, police said.
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DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

CHICAGO — One man was killed and another man seriously wounded in a two-car crash on the Chicago Skyway Saturday night, police said.

At 9:40 p.m., a Jeep Patriot was traveling the wrong way in the westbound lanes on the Skyway near 92nd Street when it struck a Dodge Caravan head on, police said.

The 55-year-old driver of the Dodge was pronounced dead at Advocate Trinity Hospital, police said. The 70-year-old driver of the Jeep was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

Inbound lanes were temporarily closed for investigation, police said.

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