Garfield Ridge crash: Man found dead inside flipped-over vehicle near I-55 identified

A man was found dead inside a crashed vehicle Friday afternoon on Chicago's Southwest Side.

Around 3:29 p.m., police say the unidentified male was discovered inside a flipped-over vehicle in the 5200 block of S. Harlem Avenue. It had crashed into a small wooded area near the northbound entrance of Interstate 55.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 69-year-old Sami Jebreen. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The circumstances of the crash were not immediately known. The investigation is ongoing.

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