Crash on Southwest Side of Chicago leaves 1 dead, 6 hurt
CHICAGO (CBS) – One person was killed, and six others were hurt following a crash involving two SUVs in Archer Heights Sunday morning.
Chicago police say around 2:42 a.m., officers responded to the accident in the 4200 block of South Pulaski Road, where the black SUVs were found.
An unknown man suffered trauma to the body and was pronounced dead on the scene. Two other men and two women were taken to Mt. Sinai in critical condition. Another man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Police later confirmed another woman was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in serious condition.
Area One Detectives are investigating.
This incident happened only about a block from the site of a hit-and-run that left a 68-year-old woman dead last week. Police said on Thursday afternoon, a pickup truck traveling north in the 4300 block of South Pulaski Road blew through a red light and hit a 68-year-old woman. The pickup truck kept going and never stopped, police said.
The victim, Jiekun Xu, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
In the Thursday incident, police are looking for a white Dodge Ram or Ford F150.