Driver dies in high-speed crash into Chicago light pole

The Brief

  • A 41-year-old man was killed after crashing an SUV into a light pole Thursday night in Lawndale.
  • Police said the driver was speeding on West Ogden Avenue when he lost control, and detectives are investigating the crash.

CHICAGO A man was killed after speeding his car into a light pole Thursday night in the Lawndale neighborhood.

The backstory:

The 41-year-old was driving an SUV at a high rate of speed just before 9 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Ogden Avenue when he lost control of the car and struck a light pole.

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