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Driver Critically Injured In Lake Shore Drive Crash On North Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side.

About 6:20 a.m., the 60-year-old man was driving south in the 4700 block of North Lake Shore Drive when he lost control and crashed into a tree, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. His passenger, a 34-year-old woman, refused medical attention.

The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating if the crash was weather-related.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2017. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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