One person was killed and another injured in a crash Saturday morning in the North Center neighborhood on the North Side.
The crash happened about 4:10 a.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle, striking a tree and a pole in the 2100 block of West Addison, according to Chicago Police. The passenger, identified as 25-year-old Oscar Valenzuela, was ejected from the vehicle.
They both were taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where Valenzuela died at 1:34 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. He lived in the West Lawn neighborhood.
The driver’s condition had stabilized, police said.
The Police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.