Driver injured after running red light, hitting USPS semi truck

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Saturday, January 12, 2019
Driver injured in crash with USPS semi truck
A car struck a USPS semi truck after running a red light early Saturday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A driver was injured after a crash with a United States Postal Service semi truck early Saturday, according to officials.

Officials report that the postal truck was traveling eastbound on Addison Street at apporixmately 4:08 a.m. when the driver, a 23-year-old woman, ran a red light at the intersection with Western Avenue.

The woman was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in serious condition. The driver of the semi truck, a 57-year-old man, was not seriously injured and did not go to a hospital.

No charges have been filed.