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Woman, 5 children hurt in Dunning crash after another driver runs red light

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman and five children were injured Sunday evening, when a driver ran a red light in the Dunning neighborhood, causing a crash.

Police said a 61-year-old man was driving a Honda south on Narragansett Avenue around 6 p.m., when he ran a red light at Irving Park Road.

A 40-year-old woman who was driving an Acura MDX and had the right of way crashed into the Honda.

The woman was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition; and five children in her SUV – a 2-year-old girl, a 5-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy, an 8-year-old boy, and a 12-year-old boy – were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in good condition, police said.

The driver of the Honda was ticketed for running a red light.

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