Boy, 16, struck by car after violent attack on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was attacked and hit by a car on the city's Northwest Side Friday night.
Chicago police said around 11:45 p.m., the boy was beaten by several other males on the street in the 7300 block of West Gregory Street.
The group then got into a white sedan and the driver struck the victim as they fled the scene in an unknown direction.
The victim suffered a broken jaw and punctured lungs among other injuries. He was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition.
No one is in custody as of Saturday.
Area 5 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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