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Hit-and-Run Sends CTA Bus Into Jefferson Park Home

No arrests have been reported in the stop-sign crash.

Overview

  • The collision happened around 10:40 p.m. Saturday in the 5500 block of N. Central Avenue in Jefferson Park, police said.
  • A black sedan traveling east on Catalpa ran a stop sign, struck the bus on the driver’s side, and fled the scene, according to police.
  • The bus then hit a parked car and a fence before crashing into the side of a residence.
  • The 46-year-old driver suffered a head laceration and was hospitalized in fair condition, and there were no passengers on board.
  • CFD determined the house sustained structural damage that displaced five residents, and Block Club Chicago reports the family has launched a GoFundMe for temporary housing.