Chicago Crime: Suspect dumps car after running red light and causing crash that injured four children
Chicago Crime: Suspect dumps car after running red light and causing crash that injured four children in South Shore
Chicago police said the crash happened at 79th and Yates in the South Shore neighborhood at 7:23 p.m. Saturday. The suspect ran the red light and crashed into an SUV driven by a 26-year-old woman.
CHICAGO - The person who ran a red light and caused a crash that injured four kids in Chicago Saturday night then dumped the car a few minutes later.
Chicago police said the crash happened at 79th and Yates in the South Shore neighborhood at 7:23 p.m. Saturday.
The suspect ran the red light and crashed into an SUV driven by a 26-year-old woman.
Inside the victim's car, there were four children. Two children – a girl, 6, and another girl, 9 – were ejected and hospitalized in critical condition. The other two children – a girl, 5, and another girl, 9 – sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized in good condition.
The suspect took off and their car was found empty on the 7700 block of South Oglesby about 30 minutes later.