A fatal crash in the northbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive Monday morning led to heavy traffic and congestion during the rush hour commute, with lanes near the museum campus blocked for hours as Chicago police worked to investigate.
The crash occurred just after 5 a.m. in the 1100 block of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said, when a 26-year-old man traveling northbound in a Dodge Ram pickup truck, who had a green light, struck a 72-year-old man standing in the median.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. The driver remained on scene and no other injuries were reported.
By 6:35 a.m., NBC 5's Lisa Chavarria warned traffic was at a "standstill," with delays as far back as the Stevenson Expressway.
Photos and video from NBC 5 photographer George Mycyck at the scene showed multiple police officers trying to direct traffic, with long lines of cars and buses backing up in both directions.
Chavarria recommended drivers try exiting at 31st Street to avoid the backup.
As of 7 a.m., both the northbound and the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive were closed at Roosevelt, Chavarria said, and the inbound Stevenson ramp to DuSable Lake Shore Drive was blocked.
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Just before 9 a.m., lanes reopened.
No further details about the crash were available.
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