New York, NY : Man, 37, killed in crash with light pole in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side on Sunday, 25th November 2018

A 37-year-old man was killed when the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a light pole Sunday night in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.

Emergency crews responded just before 9 p.m. to the 700 block of East 75th Street for the crash, according to Chicago police.

Witnesses told investigators the 42-year-old man driving the vehicle was speeding west on 75th Street when he crashed into the light pole after crossing Cottage Grove Avenue, police said.

Both men were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where the 37-year-old was pronounced dead and the driver was in critical condition, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The identity of the man who was killed has not been released pending notification of his family, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy Monday found he suffered multiple blunt force injuries and his death was ruled an accident.

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