Driver dead, passenger injured when minivan hits parked vehicle in New City

The pair were traveling in the 5200 block of South Loomis Boulevard when they struck a parked vehicle, causing their minivan to flip, Chicago police said.

Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

A man was dead and another was injured following a crash August 23, 2023 on the South Side.

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A driver was killed and a passenger injured after their minivan crashed into a parked vehicle Wednesday morning in the New City neighborhood on the South Side.

They ran into a parked vehicle, causing their minivan to flip about 8:30 a.m. in the 5200 block of South Loomis Boulevard, police said.

The driver of the minivan, Charles William Bayliss, 61, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A 59-year-old man who was a passenger in the minivan was taken to the same hospital where his condition had stabilized, officials said.

No other injuries were reported.

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