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Jillian Tsirtsis, 33, killed and Christopher Peacock, 33, injured in single-car rollover wreck on Lake Shore Drive in Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 10:55am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, September 3, 2015

One Killed In Rollover Near Lake ShoreDrive(link is external)

The single-vehicle rollover crash happened at 7:25 p.m. near Lake Shore Drive and Sheridan Road, according to Fire Media Affairs and Chicago Police. One person died and another was injured in a car crash Thursday night in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side, fire officials said. The Cook County medical examiner'€™s office could not immediately confirm the fatality. Another person was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition, fire officials said. The male driver died at the scene, authorities said.

One killed, one injured in Lake Shore Drive rollover crash(link is external)

Chicago police say one woman was killed and a man was injured in a single-car rollover crash on Lake Shore Drive Thursday night.Police say the crash happened in the 5700-block of North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The male driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 33-year-old woman was killed.According to officials, alcohol and excessive speed may have played a role in the crash.

Indiana man, 33, charged in fatal Lake Shore Dr. crash(link is external)

An Indiana man has been charged in a fatal crash Thursday night on North Lake Shore Drive near Hollywood.Police say 33-year old Christopher Peacock of Griffith, Ind., was speeding when his vehicle struck a utility pole and flipped in the 5700-block of North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.Peacock was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 33-year-old woman was killed.Peacock is charged with reckless homicide.

Family: Couple in fatal Lake Shore Drive crash were headed to Ravinia(link is external)

The accident happened around 7:25 p.m. near Sheridan Road where Lake Shore Drive ends. Police said the car flipped over onto a nearby bike path and the woman was thrown from the car.  She died at the scene.

Man Charged With Reckless Homicide in Lake Shore Drive Rollover Crash (link is external)

His passenger, 33-year-old Jillian Tsirtsis, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She was from Crown Point, Indiana.  

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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover
People Involved: 
Christopher Peacock
Jillian Tsirtsis
Roadway: 
Lake Shore Drive
City: 
Chicago, IL
County: 
Cook County, IL
Area: 
Chicago, IL

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