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Pedestrian killed in Lake Shore Drive crash, snarling morning commute
A pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross all lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, causing major backups during the Tuesday morning commute.
CHICAGO - A pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross all lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, causing major backups during the Tuesday morning commute.
Police said two men were trying to cross the roadway without using a crosswalk when one of them was struck by a BMWX-3 that was traveling southbound in the 600 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
The man who was struck was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as 31-year-old Jaime Humberto Melgar Limon by the Cook County medical examiner's office. The second pedestrian was not injured.
The 63-year-old man who was driving the BMW remained at the scene. He was not injured in the crash but was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for "panic symptoms," police said.
The southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive were closed at Chestnut Street as CPD's Major Accident Investigation Unit looks into the crash.