A man was left in critical condition after a hit-and-run incident in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Early Sunday, Chicago police discovered a 40-year-old victim suffering from bodily trauma after an SUV struck him near the 2700 block of North Ashland Avenue, as reported by CBS Chicago.
The hit-and-run occurred around 1:20 a.m., the man was hit by a white SUV which fled the scene heading southbound on Halsted Street without stopping and without regard to the life left strewn upon the crosswalk where, according to police, the victim was legally crossing at the time of the incident, a detail confirmed by WGN-TV. The injured man was rushed to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he remains in critical condition, bravely battling the injuries dealt by a driver whose conscience did not compel them to stop.
No arrests have been reported so far. Chicago's Area 3 detectives are actively investigating the case in hopes of apprehending the individual responsible for leaving another in such a dire state in the chill of an early Chicago morning.
As the police probe into the case, the public's help is sought; authorities urge anyone with information regarding the white SUV or its driver to come forward.
