A U-Haul driver has died after crashing into the Little Calumet River during a police chase early Wednesday, according to officials.
The crash happened just after 4:20 a.m. at 130th Street and Indiana Avenue in Riverdale during a police chase involving officers from Hammond, Indiana, a spokesperson with the Chicago Fire Department said.
The driver of the U-Haul attempted to swim away from officers who followed him into the water, but the motorist was brought back to shore by fire department divers, officials said.
The driver, identified as Larry Perry, 34, was initially taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition and was pronounced dead there, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy was pending.
No further information was available.
