Overview
- Police say a black SUV drove north in southbound lanes on the 400 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive and struck a white SUV just after 1:45 a.m. in an early Thursday morning crash.
- The impact forced the white SUV into a white sedan and resulted in four people being seriously injured and taken to hospitals.
- Authorities said both occupants of the black SUV were taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital and the two occupants of the struck vehicle were taken to Northwestern Hospital, all listed in serious condition.
- Chicago police have confirmed the wrong-way sequence but have not released a cause or reported any arrests, and the crash remains under active investigation.
- The collision occurred near a DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunction site that one outlet reported is not believed to be related, and investigators’ findings could prompt renewed focus on overnight traffic safety on the downtown lakefront.