CHICAGO — A 25-year-old man was killed and another driver critically injured following a crash early Friday morning on the city’s Northwest Side.
The collision occurred just before 6 a.m. in the 3500 block of North Elston Avenue. According to police, a Toyota RAV4 traveling northbound on Elston Avenue disregarded a traffic signal and struck a Toyota Prius that was traveling on Kedzie Avenue.
The driver of the Prius, a 37-year-old man, was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition. A passenger in the Prius, identified as 25-year-old Ali Abdullah, was also transported to the same hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Authorities said the driver of the RAV4 fled the scene on foot following the crash. No one is currently in custody.
The Chicago Police Department Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating the incident.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to submit an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com as detectives continue efforts to locate the fleeing driver.
