Driver in custody after crash that left 3 children hurt in West Town
A driver was arrested and another was cited after three children were injured in a crash Saturday night in the West Town Neighborhood.
It happened around 10:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Western Avenue.
According to Chicago police, the driver, a 34-year-old man, was traveling southbound in a Lexus SUV when he hit a Lexus sedan traveling east on Thomas Street. The SUV then hit two unoccupied parked vehicles on Western Avenue.
Three occupants in the SUV suffered injuries.
The 34-year-old man suffered bruising to the body, and a passenger, a 13-year-old girl, suffered cuts to the face. They were taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. A second passenger, a 9-year-old girl, suffered multiple fractures to the head, face, and arm. She was taken to Humboldt Park Health in critical condition.
One passenger of the sedan, an 11-year-old girl, suffered minor injuries to the head and was taken to St. Mary's in good condition.
Police said the 34-year-old SUV driver was arrested and issued nine citations, and that charges are pending.
The sedan driver was issued one citation.
The Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.