HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER CHARGED IN NEAR NORTH SIDE CRASH
February 24, 2010, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
A 30 year-old man was charged by police with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident on Saturday in which several people, including three pedestrians were injured. The man charged was driving a Toyota convertible eastbound on Division Street, when he ran a red light and hit a taxi that was heading northbound on Clark Street. The taxi hit a pole following the impact. The Toyota then hit another taxi before fleeing the scene of the accident. A total of five people were taken to area hospitals, including two passengers from the taxi and three pedestrians.
