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Man Shot While Driving In South Austin, Then Crashes Into Vehicle Leaving 2 Others Injured

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was shot while driving in the South Austin neighborhood Monday afternoon and went on to crash into another vehicle – leaving two more people injured.

At 2:51 p.m., the 20-year-old man was driving in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue when a maroon Kia pulled up next to him and the rear passenger in the Kia shot him in the abdomen, police said.

The man kept driving and later hit a Dodge Ram 1500 traveling in traffic, police said.

Two women in the Dodge Ram were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The man who was shot was taken to the same hospital and was also in good condition.

Late Monday afternoon, no one was in custody and Area Four detectives were investigating.

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