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Person in custody after SUV hits utility pole in Gresham and flips

By  Tom Schuba
   
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A person was seriously injured in a rollover crash early Sunday in the Gresham neighborhood. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Charges are pending against38-year-old man who was taken to a hospital aftera rollover crash early Sunday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

The single-vehicle crash happened about 4:25 a.m. in the 7700 block of South Vincennes when the driver of a 2011 GMC Yukon lost control of the SUV and crashed into a utility police, according toChicago Police.

The manwas taken to Stroger Hospital in serious, according to Chicago Fire Media Affairs.

Police said he declined treatment at the hospital and was taken to the Gresham District police station, where he was in custody pending charges.

A person was critically injured in a crash early Sunday in the Gresham neighborhood. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A person was critically injured in a crash early Sunday in the Gresham neighborhood. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

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