Kendall Sprouts, 18, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving, police said Wednesday.
Officers were conducting a traffic stop in the 1400-block of South Michigan Avenue at about 8 p.m., police said.
A Hyundai Sonata made a sudden U-turn as officers approached and hit two other vehicles, police said.
Police said Sprouts was speeding when he crashed into the driver who made the U-turn.
The Sonata drive was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Two passengers in the Hyundai, an 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
A 32-year-old woman driving an SUV and a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy who were passengers in her vehicle were transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.
Sprouts is expected in bond court Wednesday afternoon.