CHICAGO -- Dion Atwood, 36, has died, three weeks after he was injured when a car clipped the mail truck he was driving on the West Side, ejecting him from the vehicle.
Atwood was westbound on West Madison Street when he attempted to make a U-turn at 4540 W. Madison St. at 10:22 a.m. on March 29. While making the turn, a westbound Acura clipped him, causing the truck driver to be thrown from the vehicle, according to Harrison District police. The front left bumper of the Acura hit the right rear bumper of the mail truck, police said.
Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti said the Acura hit the postal truck at an intersection in the 4500 block of West Madison Street. Ursitti also said after Atwood fell to the ground, a 1993 Ford Escort struck the postal truck.
After the crash, Atwood, of 4701 W. Congress Pkwy., was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
The Acura driver was cited with driving too fast for conditions. The Police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
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