A man was killed and at least five people were injured in a traffic crash sparked by a smash and grab burglary at Louis Vuitton on North Michigan Avenue Thursday morning.

A group of least nine thieves crashed a pick-up truck into the Louis Vuitton boutique, 919 N. Michigan Ave. around 3:30 a.m., Chicago police said.

The group broke into the store and took items from inside before fleeing the store in other vehicles, leaving the pick-up truck behind.

As five sped away in a Kia Stinger they crashed into a Honda CR-V at Ohio Street and Michigan Avenue, police said.

The driver of the Honda was taken to Northwest Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name hasn’t been released.

The fire department initially said three males were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital while t

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