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Car Crashes Into Building In South Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A car struck a building in the South Chicago neighborhood early Friday morning.

According to police, a 30-year-old woman lost control of her red Dodge Charger and went into the building, in the 7900 block of South South Chicago Avenue, just before 3 a.m.

She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition with fractured legs and lacerations on her face and arm.

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A car crashed into a building in the 7900 block of South South Chicago Avenue on Aug. 27, 2021. (Credit: CBS)

No other injuries were reported.

Part of the building collapsed on top of the vehicle.

Chicago Department of Buildings said the building owner was working with a contractor to stabilize the damaged wall.

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