Motorcyclist killed, passenger critically injured in crash with SUV in Woodlawn

A 21-year-old man driving a motorcycle was killed and his passenger critically injured when an SUV crashed into them while turning Wednesday night in Woodlawn on the South Side.

Around 9:10 p.m., a silver SUV was trying to turn left onto 61st Street when it slammed into a motorcycle going north on Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago police said.

The motorcycle driver, a 21-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he died, police said.

A passenger on the motorcycle, a 24-year-old man, was also taken to the University of Chicago where he was in critical condition, officials said.

The SUV driver was given a citation.