Car With Missing Tire Blamed For Crash In Wicker Park
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Driving a car that was missing a tire might seem to defy common sense, but someone was doing just that in the Wicker Park neighborhood overnight – and police say it caused a nasty accident.
The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of West Division Street, police said.
The car with the missing tire was riding on the rim when its driver ran a red light and slammed into a taxi, police said.
The driver and the four passengers in the taxi were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
They were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and were all initially reported in serious-to-critical condition, authorities said.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
