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Man Dies After Crashing Motorcycle On I-55

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A man from the Back of the Yards neighborhood died Monday, two days after he was hurt in a motorcycle crash on the Near South Side.

Juan Cruz, 25, was hurt in the crash on Interstate 55 near Lake Shore Drive, which happened Saturday about 7 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Cruz, of the 4800 block of South Seeley Avenue, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where he died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, the medical examiner's office said.

Illinois State Police are investigating, but had no immediate information on the crash Monday evening.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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