CHICAGO, IL : Man critical after driver flees two-vehicle crash on Thursday, 22nd June 2023

A man is in critical condition after another driver fled following a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on the Southwest Side.

At around 4:45 a.m., authorities responded to the 4000 block of West 59th Street on the report of a crash. It happened outside of a 7-Eleven.

Police believe a Ford Mustang, driven by a 25-year-old man, was traveling southbound at a high-rate of speed when it struck a Toyota SUV driven by a 50-year-old man.

The driver of the Toyota was transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition.

The 25-year-old man fled the scene on foot but was located several blocks away, CPD said. He was transported to Christ Hospital in an unknown condition.

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