An out-of-state man driving a luxury car was killed when hecrashed into a viaduct and flipped Sunday on Chicago’s West Side.

The 31 year-old Stas Shilman of Fairport, New York, waspronounced dead at 1:20 a.m. at the scene of the accident. The crash occurred onthe 1300 block of South Western Avenue, near the intersection of Western andOgden Avenue.

Shilman was driving a Mercedes-Benz C-240 sedan southboundon Western at the time of the accident. Witness report seeing the Mercedes takeoff at a high rate of speed, lose control and slam into the viaduct. Police saythe viaduct left the man trapped in his crumpled car.

According to a spokesman for the Cook County MedicalExaminer’s office, no other passengers were in the car, and alcohol is not believedto have been involved in the accident.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Chicago caraccident, please contact the Chicago Personal Injury Attorneys of Friedman& Bonebrake by calling 312-466-8200.