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Three Injured After Single-Car Crash On Far South Side

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Three adults were injured -- one critically -- after the car they were in crashed into a pole Saturday night on the Far South Side.

The driver of a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am lost control about 9:30 p.m. Saturday and struck a pole in the 12400 block of South Avenue O, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

Three adults were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Greer said.

One person was in critical condition and two others were "stable" condition, South Chicago District police said. The ages and genders of the victims were not immediately known.

Further details, including if alcohol, drugs or road conditions were a factor in the crash, were not immediately known.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2010. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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