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Driver Killed After Fleeing Police In Auburn Gresham Crash, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | September 26, 2017 8:00am

CHICAGO — A man died in a car crash while fleeing from police in Auburn Gresham, police said.

At 2:30 a.m., Evergreen Park Police tried to stop a driver whose car had a broken taillight, Chicago Police said. The driver sped away and the police officers did not chase it.

The driver lost control and crashed into a pole and parked semi-truck in the 1800 block of West 87th Street, police said.

A 39-year-old man who was in the car was pronounce dead at the scene, police said.

An investigation was ongoing.