Car crashes into tree and knocks down streetlight pole, Chicago IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/14/2025 03:57 AM

Near S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60616

A car crashed into a tree and knocked down a streetlight pole on southbound Lake Shore Drive near 31st Street. The driver was not found at the scene and may have fled.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels

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Transcript:

00:00

And for the Lakeshore Drive units, getting a personal injury accident 3-1 in Lakeshore Drive, southbound lanes.

00:05

Car into a tree right before 31st Street, that's all they're given as in the mouth.

00:15

We have a 3212 out there, full 500 start.

00:20

And four.

00:23

No. No.

00:28

Only one ticket as is now.

00:36

472-2.

00:38

22, good morning.

00:41

City lighting, good morning.

00:43

Good morning.

00:45

And so I've just got some more info.

00:47

It looks like the driver is out of the vehicle, unless it's someone else.

00:51

I think it says the driver is standing out of the vehicle.

00:56

I'm on saying, I don't see a driver.

00:59

I'm not sure if they fled or whatever,

01:01

but yeah, all saying.

01:05

Okay, that's far.

01:11

Oh one's him.

01:13

Oh one's him?

01:15

Do you know if they continued service now again? With which one? I'm sorry?

01:23

Blue line trains up north, we're down because of the person heads.

01:27

Do you know if they continue service now?

01:31

Let me take a look one second.

01:37

701, Sam, you got the exact location?

01:44

You've had 0-1702, blue line,

01:47

Logan Square.

01:54

From what I'm seeing, it looks like it still is.

01:58

But my partner's calling right now.

02:10

It does look like the power has been restored at this time.

02:27

And I'm just going to be 2824, so make sure the drive looks like a river the driver will stop the pole,

02:36

knock the pole down.

02:43

Just on a street light.

02:58

It looks to be the pole with the has the address on it.

03:05

I guess it's a street light, yeah,

03:07

yeah.

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