Driver flips SUV on Lake Shore Drive after striking utility pole
CHICAGO - A man flipped his SUV after losing control and crashing into a pole early Monday on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
The 27-year-old was speeding around 2:22 a.m. in the 1500 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive when he lost control of the Jeep Compass and ran into a utility pole, flipping the SUV onto its roof, police said.
The driver was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was listed in fair condition, police said.
Lake Shore Drive reopened to traffic hours before the morning rush.