CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A teenager is dead after a motorcycle crash on the Northwest Side early this morning.
Police are investigating the crash that happened in Portage Park near Irving Park and Central.
Officers said just before 2 a.m., the 19-year-old was driving a motorcycle westbound on Irving Park when he sped through a red light and hit a vehicle on the passenger side.
The 19-year-old sustained major trauma to the head and body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 21-year-old driver of the vehicle had minor cuts on his face and right leg and was transported to the hospital in good condition.
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