Hit-and-run driver injures woman, dog in West Englewood
Surveillance photo of a car wanted in a West Englewood hit-and-run crash that left a woman and her dog injured Monday morning. | Chicago Police
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - Police are searching for a car wanted in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman and her dog injured Monday morning in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
The 51-year-old woman and her dog were crossing the street in the 5900 block of South Damen about 9:35 a.m. when they were struck by a car, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
The vehicle is described as a four-door black car, possibly a Chevrolet Impala, police said. The driver drove away southbound on Damen after the crash.
The woman was taken to a hospital in serious condition and has since been released, police said. The dog’s condition wasn’t immediately known.
Anyone with information should call the Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521.