Man dies weeks after Near West Side crash

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An Englewood man died 2 1/2 weeks after he was involved in a crash on the Near West Side, authorities said.

Lou Lee, 47, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Lee, of the 6000 block of South Morgan Avenue, was involved in a crash at Roosevelt Road and Halsted Street on March 30, according to the medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy Wednesday found he died of complications from blunt force injuries from an automobile crash, and listed end stage renal disease and heart disease as contributing factors, according to the medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled an accident.

Chicago Police could not immediately provide information about the crash.

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