Man on run after West Side police chase ends in crash

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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A police chase led to a crash Wednesday on Chicago's West Side. Charges are pending against the driver, but a passenger is on the run, police said.

The police pursuit started near West Harrison Street and South Sacramento Boulevard in the city's Lawndale neighborhood around 4:56 p.m. and ended with a crash between two civilian vehicles near Harrison and South Western Avenue in the city's Tri-Taylor neighborhood.

No injuries were reported.

Police said two men jumped out of the vehicle police were chasing and fled. The driver was taken in to custody near South Oakley Boulevard after jumping on the Eisenhower Expressway, police said. No charges had been filed as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Officers did not catch the passenger. The investigation is ongoing.