Boy Not Properly Secured In SUV Killed In South Side Crash: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — A 6-year-old boy was killed and another boy, 8, was critically injured in a crash involving two SUVs on the South Side, according to the Chicago Tribune. Both boys were ejected from the vehicle they were in, and Chicago police cited the driver with failling to put the children in age-appropriate restraints, as well as disregarding a traffic signal, the report added.

The accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the 4700 block of South Halsted Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, the report stated. A Ford Expedition carrying the boys and driven by a 28-year-old man was traveling east on 47th Street when the driver was unable to stop the SUV and ran a red light, slamming into a Pontiac Torrent, which was driven by a 61-year-old man, the report added.

Both boys were taken to Comer Children's Hospital, the report stated. The 6-year-old was later pronounced dead there, the report added.

The 28-year-old driver also was cited for driving without insurance and driving with unsafe vehicle equipment, the Tribune reports.

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