
A tragic incident unfolded on Chicago's South Side as a 9-year-old girl was struck in a hit-and-run collision Thursday evening. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that around 8:40 p.m. in the 9500 block of South Paxton Avenue, the girl was crossing the street alongside two women when a silver SUV ran through a red light and hit her. The Sun-Times noted that she was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.
According to CBS News, the driver of the SUV fled the scene, leaving the girl critically injured and no others harmed. With the time of the incident reported by CBS News as 8:39 p.m., authorities continue to search for the fleeing driver who, late Thursday, remained at large.
The Chicago Police Department's Major Accidents Unit is currently conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the crash. As the local community reels from the event, details about the driver's identity or the vehicle's license plate have not been publicly released as of yet.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact the authorities, with the hopes that the driver responsible will be brought to justice for their actions on the night that left, according to The Sun-Times, a young child in critical condition and a community shaken.