CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Three people were injured when a 16-year-old boy crashed Tuesday morning while driving a stolen car in the South Loop, according to Chicago police.
According to Chicago police, a stolen Nissan sedan was seen south on Wells Street around 1 a.m., when the driver, the 16-year-old boy, blew through a red light and struck a Buick Minivan in the 500 block of South Wells Street.
The driver of the minivan, a 49-year-old man, and a 52-year-old passenger were taken to Stroger Hospital for treatment but are in fair condition, police said. A third passenger, a woman, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, also in fair condition, the Sun-Times reported.
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The 16-year-old boy broke his leg in the crash, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, Charges are pending against him, police said.
Two other passengers in the stolen Nissan “fled the scene of the crash and have not been located,” police said.
Area Three detectives are investigating.