2 injured in hit-and-run crash in downtown Chicago

Updated on: November 14, 2026 / 1:52 PM CST / CBS Chicago

Official response and confirmed impact

Two people were injured after a serious hit-and-run crash in downtown Chicago on Saturday morning.

Chicago police said a gray SUV was driving southbound on Wells Street when it drove through a traffic light and hit a black SUV in the 100 block of West Washington Street just after 8 a.m.

Police said the driver of the gray SUV ran away from the scene.

A man and woman inside the black SUV were taken to Northwestern Hospital in good condition.