Man killed, woman critically injured in Sauganash crash

A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a crash in the Sauganash neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The pair was driving at a high rate of speed around 3:16 a.m. in the 4000 block of West Peterson Avenue when the driver lost control and struck a tree, police said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His 33-year-old passenger was taken by paramedics to St. Francis Hospital where she was listed in critical condition, police said.

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There were no other reported injuries.

The CPD Major Accidents unit is investigating.