5 injured after driver clips another vehicle, loses control and crashes into Near North Side patio
CHICAGO - Five people were injured after a driver crashed a vehicle into a patio in Old Town Friday night.
The incident occurred in the 1200 block of North Wells.
At about 10:30 p.m., police responded to a traffic crash and found multiple victims who were struck by a vehicle.
According to police, the offender was traveling southbound in a silver Lexus Sedan and attempted to pass a white Toyota Prius that was headed in the same direction.
While attempting to drive around the prius, the driver of the Lexus clipped the front end of the Prius and lost control.
The Lexus then jumped the curb and struck multiple people who were dining at an outside patio called Uproar.
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The driver of the Lexus fled on foot once the vehicle stopped, police said.
The driver of the Prius was not injured.
The victims that were struck at the patio include:
- 26-year-old man sustained bruising to the back and was transported to St. Mary’s in good condition
- 32-year-old man sustained a laceration to the elbow and was transported to St. Mary’s in good condition
- 26-year-old woman sustained an injured foot and was transported to St. Mary’s in good condition.
- 26-year-old woman sustained a broken leg and was transported to Northwestern in fair condition
- 24-year-old woman sustained a broken leg and was transported to Northwestern in fair condition
There is no one in custody.