DOWNTOWN — Seven people have been charged in connection with a smash-and-grab at the Magnificent Mile’s Louis Vuitton store that ended in a high-speed crash that killed a man on his way to work, according to authorities.
The burglary happened around 5 a.m. Thursday, when at least seven men broke into the Louis Vuitton store at 919 N. Michigan Ave. by driving a pickup truck into the storefront before making off with nearly $700,000 in stolen merchandise, police and prosecutors said.
The accused burglars then left the truck at the scene and fled in multiple cars, police said. The driver of a Kia Stinger, identified by prosecutors as Dejuan Wingard, drove as fast as an estimated 77 miles per hour while running red lights on Michigan Avenue…