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Wrong-Way Driver Killed in North DuSable Lake Shore Drive Crash

Police investigators are determining how the driver entered oncoming lanes on the divided roadway.

Overview

  • The collision occurred around 8:33 p.m. Tuesday in the 4500 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Wilson Avenue, police said.
  • A 53-year-old man driving a gray vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a black SUV.
  • The wrong-way driver suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
  • The 68-year-old man in the SUV was taken to the same hospital and was listed in good condition, according to officials.
  • No citations have been issued, and the Major Accident Investigation Unit is leading the probe on what police describe as a divided stretch with a landscaped median.