Chicago man charged with DUI in deadly Lake Shore Drive crash in 2023
Leotis Carter
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged with driving under the influence following a deadly crash on Lake Shore Drive near South Loop last year.
Leotis Carter, Jr, 54, was arrested in the 1700 block of South State Street Friday in connection to a crash on Oct. 6, 2023.
Chicago police said Carter was driving in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes of the highway when he struck an oncoming vehicle head-on.
A 29-year-old man who was a passenger in the other car was killed. Carter was also critically injured.
Carter was charged with three felonies, including DUI and reckless homicide with a motor vehicle.