The Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago was the location of a collision that included numerous vehicles, which resulted in multiple children being injured, including one who is in serious condition.
It was approximately 10:40 p.m. on Saturday when a sedan that was heading westbound on Thomas Street was struck by an SUV that was traveling southbound in the 1000 block of North Western Avenue, as reported by the Chicago Police Department.
According to investigators from the Chicago Police Department, the force of the accident caused the SUV to careen into two parked cars that were located nearby.
According to the police, in the SUV, there were three people who sustained injuries, one of which was a young girl of nine years old who sustained many fractures to her skull, face, and arm. After the collision, she was urgently transported to a nearby hospital, where she was in severe condition.
A girl of thirteen years old sustained lacerations to her face, while the driver of the vehicle, who was 34 years old, sustained cuts and bruises. Police said that both were in satisfactory condition at the time of the report.
An eleven-year-old passenger in the car sustained minor head injuries and was classified in good health at a nearby hospital. The driver of the sedan did not require hospitalization for her injuries; however, she was included in the vehicle.
At least nine penalties were issued to the driver of the SUV, according to the Chicago police; however, the police narrative of the accident did not specify which violations were issued to the driver. One citation was also issued to the person who was driving the vehicle, according to the police.
At this time, an investigation is still ongoing.
