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Lake Shore Drive Car Crash Kills 1 Person, Injures 2, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | March 10, 2017 7:43am

CHICAGO — A Downtown car crash on Lake Shore Drive left one person dead and two injured early Friday, police said.

At 1:16 a.m., one car was driving south in the 700 block of South Lake Shore Drive when another car tried to make a left turn onto East Balbo Drive, police said. The car going south hit the second car, flipping it over.

A 27-year-old man inside the car turning left was taken to Northwestern Hospital and pronounced dead, police said. A 29-year-old woman in the car was taken to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition and a 28-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the car going south wasn't injured and refused medical attention, police said.

No tickets had been issued as of Friday morning.