High-Speed Chase Turns Deadly When Chicago Police Car Hits SUV

CHICAGO — A 37-year-old woman died and five people were injured Wednesday night during a high-speed chase that snaked through the city from Pullman to Lakeview, authorities said.

Around 8 p.m., police spotted a 22-year-old man driving a dark-colored Jeep "possibly wanted for numerous crimes in nearby suburbs" near 115th and Cottage Grove. The chase started when officers tried to curb the vehicle near 94th and Union, police said.

At Irving Park Road and Keystone Avenue, the Jeep crashed. No one was injured. WGN TV news helicopter footage showed the suspect running to a gas station in the 3900 block of West Irving Park Road where he stole a Nissan SUV that was left running. Officers surrounded the vehicle in a failed attempt to stop the man.

The WGN TV news helicopter video showed the Nissan heading south on Outer Lake Shore Drive toward downtown. The suspect appeared to zigzag south of downtown before driving onto train tracks. He crashed the SUV near Pershing Road and Morgan Street.

During the pursuit a police vehicle struck a black Ford Explorer at Ashland and Irving Park. The driver was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital and pronounced dead. The police car spun out and hit a white Hummer at a stoplight. Three people, a 62-year-old man driving and two women passengers, were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said.

WGN TV video showed the suspect continued to flee in the stolen Nissan heading south on Lake Shore Drive, weaving through neighborhoods until crashing near Pershing Road and Morgan Street. He fled on foot and after a short chase was captured by police. The suspect was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in serious condition, police said.