Chicago police searching for driver after 7-year-old injured in Woodlawn hit-and-run on 4th of July

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are searching for the driver of an SUV after a hit-and-run crash on the city's South Side.

A 7-year-old pedestrian was struck around 8:51 p.m. on the Fourth of July in the 800 block of East Marquette Road in the Woodlawn neighborhood by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said.



Police said the vehicle that hit the child may have been a four-door Lincoln Corsair.



The child had serious injuries. Their gender was not released.



Police said the wanted SUV could have front-end damage.

Anyone with information has been asked to give Chicago police a call.

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