Police release picture of SUV involved in Avondale hit-and-run
Chicago police are looking for the driver of a sport-utility vehicle wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that critically injured a 44-year-old man crossing the street early Wednesday in Avondale.
Around 2:40 a.m. the Belmont Cragin neighborhood man was crossing the street in the 3600 block of West Diversey Avenue when the westbound SUV, which had a green light, hit him and left the scene, a traffic report obtained by the Sun-Times states.
The man was found on the south side of Diversey Avenue and his belongings, along with one shoe, were found near him, according to the report.
Surveillance footage captured the SUV traveling on Central Park Avenue from North Avenue minutes after the crash.
The man was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a brain bleed and fractures to his right knee, both fibulas and both tibulas, according to police.
The wanted vehicle is a dark-gray four-door SUV with yellow Illinois temporary plates.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and use reference #JJ203017.