3 injured in Austin crash as car tries to avoid traffic stop: police

Officers tried to stop a Chevy Monte Carlo for a traffic violation but it fled and struck another car at an intersection.

By Carly Behm

Eight burglaries were reported in late June 2020 on the Northwest Side. — The crash happened in the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue, police said.

Three people were injured in a crash Thursday after a car tried to avoid a traffic stop in Austin on the West Side.

About 8:51 p.m., officers tried to stop a Chevy Monte Carlo for a traffic violation in the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue, Chicago police said. The car fled westbound on Chicago Avenue and struck a Chevy Equinox at an intersection.

The Monte Carlo stopped after hitting a utility pole and a male ran out, police said. A 19-year-old man in the car was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A man and woman who were in the Equinox were taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park where their conditions were stabilized.

Chicago police’s Major Accidents unit and Area North detectives are investigating.

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