A 39-year-old man was pronounced dead after he lost control of a sedan and struck a tree late Monday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
About 11:05 p.m., the victim was driving a Buick sedan at a high rate of speed in the 4600 block of West Maypole Avenue when he lost control and stuck a tree, police said.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating.