Wrong-Way Lake Shore Drive Crash
Chicago Nurse Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Lake Shore Drive
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Yoketha Brown, a 35-year-old mother and certified nursing assistant at Jesse Brown Medical Center, died after a wrong-way crash late Sunday on DuSable Lake Shore Drive’s South Side. Police say a black SUV traveling south in the northbound lanes near Oakwood Boulevard hit Brown’s white sedan head-on, triggering a collision with a black coupe. Brown died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; the SUV driver was taken into custody, and the other drivers were not injured. The crash is under investigation. Brown’s coworker remembered her as a close friend who had recently begun pursuing nursing school.
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Police said the crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
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The Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating, and police had not announced charges against the SUV driver at the time of the reports.
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The crash blocked lanes until about 8:30 a.m. Monday, rerouting some CTA buses and causing major delays during the morning commute.
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Brown’s coworker said Brown had worked at Jesse Brown Medical Center for two years and urged Chicago police to develop a faster response to wrong-way driving on Lake Shore Drive.
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