9-year-old pedestrian critically injured in South Side hit-and-run crash: Chicago police

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Friday, July 19, 2024
9-year-old critically injured in South Side hit-and-run crash: CPD
There was a Chicago crash that critically injured a 9-year-old pedestrian on South Paxton Avenue in Jeffery Manor Thursday night, CPD said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 9-year-old pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's South Side Thursday night, Chicago police said.

The girl was crossing the street with two others when the driver of a silver SUV failed to stop at a red light and hit her just before 8:40 p.m. in the 9500-block of South Paxton Avenue in the city's Jeffery Manor neighborhood, CPD said.

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Chicago fire crews took the girl to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.

No one else was injured in the incident, and the vehicle drove away, police said.

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No one was in custody later Thursday night.

The Major Accidents unit is investigating.

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