Police Seek Silver SUV In Loop Hit-And-Run
CHICAGO (STMW) - Police are asking for the public's help finding the driver of a sport-utility vehicle that plowed into two women walking on a busy Loop street Tuesday evening.
The hit-and-run happened about 7:15 p.m. in the 100 block of South State Street and left two women in critical condition, police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said.
Police said both women were in their 50s and Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said they were both taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
On Wednesday, police issued a community alert asking for the public's help locating a four-door, silver Mitsubishi Montero Sport with Illinois license plate numbers X76 5013. The SUV was last seen fleeing south on State Street.
Streets were closed on State Street between Monroe and Adams due to the investigation, Roccasalva said.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating and asking anyone with information to call (312) 745-4521.
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