Driver flees crash on SW Side that left man critically injured, SUV destroyed
CHICAGO - A driver fled the scene of a crash that left one person critically injured on Chicago's Southwest Side Friday morning.
Police say a 25-year-old man driving a Ford Mustang struck a Toyota SUV while traveling at a high rate of speed in the 4000 block of West 59th Street.
The crash occurred at 4:44 a.m. as the Mustang was traveling southbound. The driver fled the scene on foot, but was found a few blocks away.
A 50-year-old man was driving the Toyota that was hit. He was transported to Christ Medical Center in critical condition.
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The driver of the Mustang was also taken to Christ Medical Center with unspecified injuries.
Chicago police are investigating the crash and citations/charges are pending.