Man dies after crashing vehicle into tree in Logan Square

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A man died Monday morning after his vehicle crashed into a tree in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Samuel Rodriguez, 54, was driving at 11:11 a.m. when the vehicle crashed into a tree in the 2100 block of North Kedzie, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Rodriguez was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:53 a.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 1300 block of West Dickens.

Police said he may have suffered a medical emergency before the crash. No other injuries were reported.

The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.

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