Overview
- A crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive sent four people to area hospitals, including one child in serious to critical condition who was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital and three adults taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
- A black two‑door vehicle lost control and entered Lake Michigan near North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and three male occupants swam to shore and were taken to Northwestern Memorial with one reporting a dislocated shoulder.
- A separate police pursuit on the Near West Side ended when a fleeing sedan ran a red light and struck an SUV, officers recovered firearms at the scene and three people were taken into custody.
- Officials have so far released only initial details and say separate investigations are underway by Chicago Police and Fire departments, with Area Three detectives leading the probe of the pursuit crash.
- Because DuSable Lake Shore Drive is a major downtown lakeside artery, the incidents are straining trauma resources and will feed into pending criminal charges and traffic-safety reviews as investigators and hospitals follow up.