5 injured in Irving Park crash

Monday, May 30, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A crash on the city's Northwest Side sent five people, including three children, to hospitals early Monday.
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Police say a car hit a parked SUV then a light pole just after 3 a.m. in the 4900-block of W. Irving Park Road.

It's unclear what caused the driver to lose control.

Chicago police say drunken driving is suspected. Charges are pending against the driver, a 24-year-old woman.

An adult male passenger and the children were taken to Lutheran General and Illinois Masonic hospitals.

None of their injuries is believed to be life-threatening.
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