Driver killed on Southwest Side after crashing into pole, tree: CPD

Chicago Police Department
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A man was killed in a crash early Tuesday in Gage Park in the Southwest Side.

The man, whose age wasn’t known, was driving west at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole and tree about 12:35 a.m. near 59th and Western, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name hasn’t been released.

No other injuries were reported.

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