Crime & Safety
Man Stabbed To Death, Found In Car Crash In Cragin
The victim was found dead in the passenger seat, police said.

CHICAGO, IL — A man was found stabbed to death Friday morning after a car crash on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said. The man was found in the passenger seat of the car around 4:40 a.m., police said. The crash happened in the 4800 block of West Diversey Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood.
Police said the car's driver was "combative" with medical personnel at the scene of the crash. He was taken into custody and charged with battery, police said.
The victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
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Police said the stabbing may not have happened at the scene of the crash.
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