1 dead after Touhy Avenue crash: Lincolnwood police
Touhy Avenue was closed while police investigated deadly crash
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Lincolnwood early Monday morning, police said.
A vehicle was driving very fast just before 4 a.m. in the 4300-block of Touhy Avenue before it hit a tree on the south side of Touhy, Lincolnwood police said.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The person who died had not yet been publicly identified later Monday morning.
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Lincolnwood police and the Major Crash Assistance Team are investigating the incident.
Touhy Avenue reopened about 11:30 a.m. after the investigation.
Drivers were asked to find alternate routes.
