4 hospitalized in crash on Chicago’s North Side

CHICAGO - Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash on the North Side and a car ended up wedged between a light pole and a building early Sunday morning.

The crash happened around 1:43 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Elston Avenue, just across the street from The Salt Shed, a live music venue in the Goose Island neighborhood along the Chicago River.

Police said a 20-year-old man was driving southbound on Elston in a white Chevy SUV when he sideswiped a taxi and hit a light pole. A video posted on the Citizen App appeared to show that the SUV was badly damaged and wedged between the light pole and a brick building.

Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash on the North Side and a car ended up wedged between a light pole and a building early Sunday morning.

The 20-year-old man and a female passenger were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Two other male passengers were taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital also with non-life-threatening injuries.

No other injuries were reported.