Chicago crash: Man dead after SUV hits light pole, tree on SW Side, CPD says

Acura SUV jumped curb before hitting light pole, tree, police said
Monday, April 10, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was found dead early Monday morning after the SUV he was driving jumped the curb and hit a light post and tree in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to a traffic crash just after 4:05 a.m. in the 6100-block of South Cicero Avenue and found a white Acura SUV had crashed, CPD said.
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The male driver suffered trauma to the body, and he died on the scene, police said.

It was not immediately clear what led up to the crash.

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No one else was injured in the incident, and Area One detectives are investigating.

Part of southbound Cicero remained closed about 6:30 a.m., as police investigated, and there was a northbound gapers' delay.

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