1 dead, 17-year-old among 2 injured after crash in Humboldt Park

About 11:50 p.m., a car with four occupants was going west in the 3200 block of West Division Street when the driver lost control, striking an unoccupied parked car and a tree, police said.

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A man died and a 17-year-old boy was among two injured in a crash Dec. 30, 2021 on the Northwest Side.

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One person was dead and a 17-year-old boy among two others injured Thursday night after a crash in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

About 11:50 p.m., a car with four occupants was going west in the 3200 block of West Division Street when the driver lost control, striking an unoccupied parked car and a tree, Chicago police said.

One of the passengers, an 18-year-old man, suffered body trauma and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died, police said. He was identified as Hilberto Sanchez by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A 17-year-old boy who was also a passenger in the car was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center with minor injuries, and was listed in good condition, officials said.

The driver of the car, a second 18-year-old man, was taken to Stroger with minor injuries, police said. He was listed in good condition, authorities said.

The fourth occupant, a woman, 18, was uninjured in the crash and refused medical treatment, police said.

Citations were pending.

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