{"id":15176280,"date":"2026-06-24T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/car-slams-into-suv-killing-its-driver-early-tuesday-in-lake-view\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:10:37","slug":"car-slams-into-suv-killing-its-driver-early-tuesday-in-lake-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/car-slams-into-suv-killing-its-driver-early-tuesday-in-lake-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Car slams into SUV, killing its driver early Tuesday in Lake View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 52-year-old motorist was killed in a crash early Tuesday in Lake View. <\/p>\n<p>The man was behind the wheel of a gray SUV at about 3 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Irving Park Road when he tried to make a left turn from a parking lot, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the lanes of travel were not clear as the driver proceeded to turn, and a black eastbound car slammed into his SUV, causing the 52-year-old to suffer bodily trauma, police said. <\/p>\n<p>The man was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:41 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner&#8217;s office. <\/p>\n<p>A 47-year-old man had been driving the black car and police said he was not injured and refused medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>No other injuries were reported, and no citations are pending.<\/p>\n<p>Area 3 detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2026\/06\/24\/car-slams-into-suv-killing-its-driver-early-tuesday-in-lake-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 52-year-old motorist was killed in a crash early Tuesday in Lake View. 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