Crime & Safety
Cabs Crash, Hit Pedestrian and Liquor Store; Woman in Critical Condition
A young woman was reportedly in critical condition Friday morning after a cab sped through a red light, colliding with another cab, a woman and a liquor store.
Three people were in critical condition Friday morning after a taxi drove through a red light on the 2400 block of North Ashland Avenue, hitting another cab, a woman on the sidewalk and a liquor store, police say.
The accident occurred near the corner of Ashland and West Fullerton avenues shortly after 1 a.m. That's when, police say, a woman who was around 20 years old was walking on the sidewalk where a taxi driver veered off the road and hit her.
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The driver also ran into a liquor store, believed to be J & R Liquor and Food in Lincoln Park.
A 32-year-old male driver, a 25-year-old male passenger in the cab and the pedestrian on the sidewalk were all taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in Lake View for treatment, police say.
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They were reported to be in critical, but stable condition shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday.
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