Man Killed After Being Hit By Car Trying To Cross Lake Shore Drive: PD

CHICAGO — One person was killed Tuesday morning after they were struck by a car while attempting to cross Lake Shore Drive along with another person, police said.

The incident took place around 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday when police responded to a report of two people being struck by a car. Police said that the two pedestrians were not using a designated crosswalk and were hit by a vehicle traveling south and being driven by a 63-year-old man, police said.

The two men were hit in the 800 block of Lake Shore Drive and were attempting to make it across all lanes of the street when they were struck, police said. One of the men died at a local hospital while the other person was not injured, police said.

The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and was not injured, but police said he was taken to a local hospital for panic symptoms.

The crash closed all southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive immediately after the incident and as of 9:15 a.m., all southbound lanes of Lake Shore had reopened after police completed their initial investigation.