Driver critically injured in Lake Shore Drive crash on North Side

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A man was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side.

About 6:20 a.m., the 60-year-old man was driving south in the 4700 block of North Lake Shore Drive when he lost control and crashed into a tree, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. His passenger, a 34-year-old woman, refused medical attention.

The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating if the crash was weather-related.

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