Hit and run crash injures pedestrian near Higgins and Gale, Chicago IL
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a pedestrian was hit by a metallic green Ford Mustang near Higgins Avenue and Gale Street and the driver fled the scene. There are conflicting reports about the vehicle involved, with some mentioning a gray Charger with black stripes heading toward Milwaukee.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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02:9
Transcript:
00:00
I got a couple of calls up on a crash over by Gale Street and Higgins.
00:05
Metallic green Ford Mustang hit a pedestrian and then fled south on Higgins.
00:10
So the person driving was active, very impatient, was going out of traffic, revving the engine.
00:15
CFB was heading that way.
00:21
The other description said it was a gray Charger with black stripes.
00:25
Let's see if these happen that way.
00:31
Sorry,
00:35
was there somebody else trying to come in?
00:39
(number withheld).
00:40
(number withheld).
00:41
(number withheld) Yeah,
00:45
the missing threshold can be held to 3 a.m.
00:49
Okay,
00:51
perfect, thank you, (number withheld).
00:54
(number withheld).
00:56
Yeah,
00:57
we're holding that missing at thresholds for the surge.
01:05
16-02-2-SAM.
01:08
O2-SAM.
01:10
Do we have a direction of flight on that gray charger with flashlights?
01:19
I mean, we have conflicting,
01:24
one said southbound on Higgins,
01:27
and another one said eastbound.
01:36
Another one said it was a green vehicle.
01:46
Sorry, I'm trying to look at all the dupes to see if we have a better description.
01:54
Yeah,
01:56
it said it was a metallic green Ford Mustang hit somebody's cell phone on Higgins.
02:00
And then, like I said, there was another one that said it was a gray charge with black stripes.
02:07
And that one fled cell phone towards Milwaukee.
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Location mentioned:
W Higgins Ave & W Gale St, Chicago, IL 60630
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