Chicago man charged with DUI after deadly crash on SW Side in 2023

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Michael Kelly (Chicago Police Dept.)

CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged with driving while intoxicated causing the death of a bicyclist in Garfield Ridge last year.

Michael Kelly, 33, was arrested on Monday in connection to a deadly crash on June 24, 2023.

Kelly allegedly struck a 67-year-old man who was riding a bike in the 5600 block of S. Natchez Avenue, just a block from his home.

Police said citations were pending following the initial incident. Kelly was later charged with one felony count of aggravated DUI/Accident/Death.

He was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

A 32-year-old man was trying to turn his car left onto Natchez Avenue from 57th Street when he struck the bicyclist, a 68-year-old man.

This video is from a previous report published on June 25, 2023.