Man driving car with young boy inside crashes after West Side police chase

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Man crashes on West Side after leading police on chase
A 29-year-old man driving with a car with a woman and young boy inside crashed after leading police on a chase on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 29-year-old man driving with a car with a woman and young boy inside crashed after leading police on a chase on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning.

Police said they tried pulling the driver over twice and the second time around, he hit a patrol car. The driver then led officers on a chase down the Eisenhower Expressway before exiting at Cicero and crashing into two other vehicles.

The man was taken into custody, police said. A female passenger and a boy, about 4-5 years old, were taken to the hospital to be checked out.

Narcotics and a weapon were recovered from the car, police said. No one in the other cars were hurt.