Man killed in Marynook crash

A Lexus sedan crashed into a Chevy Cruz in the 8300 block of South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago police said.

A woman was killed and an officer wounded during a shoot-out Apr. 3, 2022, in an Oak Forest grocery store.

A man was killed in a crash May 16, 2021, in Marynook on the South Side.

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A man was killed and another injured in a crash early Sunday in Marynook on the South Side.

About 12:35 a.m., an 18-year-old man was driving a Chevy Cruz south on Dorchester Avenue when he was struck by a Lexus sedan traveling east at the intersection of 83rd Street, Chicago police said.

The driver of the Lexus, a man in his 20s, was ejected from his car and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as 20-year-old Jamari Brooks.

The 18-year-old was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries, police said.

There are currently no citations pending, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating the incident.

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