CHICAGO, IL : 1 dead, 1 charged after fiery Lakeview crash on Sunday, 21st July 2019

One man is dead and another is charged Sunday, days after being involved in fiery car crash in Lakeview.

Gerrik Birt, 29, was charged with three misdemeanors and a felony charge of aggravated DUI, according to Chicago police.

Two cars, a 2000 Infiniti driven by Birt and a Toyota Camry driven by a 47-year-old man, were traveling southbound on Halsted Street about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, police said. Birt, who was speeding, swerved his car around the Camry and into the opposite lane of traffic, colliding head on with a Ford Fusion driven by a 25-year-old man.

The Ford Fusion then struck an unoccupied car on the east side of the street and the front end of the Infiniti burst into flames.

The 25-year-old man was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition, police said. He died 3 p.m. Sunday. The 47-year-old man was also taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in stable condition for treatment of minor injuries.


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