All northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Road are shut down following a fatal accident Monday morning, according to Chicago Police.
A man, 26, was driving northbound in a Dodge Ram pickup truck when he struck a 72-year-old male pedestrian who was standing in the median near the 1100 block of South Lake Shore Drive around 5 a.m., police said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on scene. The 26-year-old remained on scene and declined emergency medical services.
Police did not say when the northbound lanes are expected to reopen. No citations have been issued and the investigation remains ongoing.
