CHICAGO — One person was killed and five people hospitalized after two cars crashed in Near West Side early Monday, police said.
At 12:10 a.m., a 30-year-old man was driving a Dodge Charger in the 2300 block of West Van Buren Street when he went to pass through the intersection at Oakley, police said. Another driver, who was in a Volvo, ran a red light and the Charger's driver crashed into the side of the Volvo.
Four women inside the Volvo were taken to area hospitals, where they were all listed as "serious but stable," police said. A man who was a passenger in the car was hospitalized in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.
The 30-year-old in the Charger was taken to Northwestern Hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Alcohol was suspected to be a factor in the crash, police said. An investigation was ongoing.
The driver of the Volvo, a 29-year-old woman, was in custody with charges pending, police said.
