Driver flees on foot after crash at North and Ridgeway, Chicago IL
TrafficThe audio reports a car crash at North Avenue and Ridgeway. One driver ran away on foot, heading south on Ridgeway, carrying a red suitcase and wearing a red, green, and white jersey with red shorts and flip-flops. The recording also includes a separate missing child report: a caller says a baby was not returned by the child's father. Updates and area checks are mentioned.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
02:44
Transcript:
Double-25. This is going to be on North and Ridgeway. The driver of one of the vehicles ran off once a fire truck arrived. He went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue. He's wearing a red, green, and white jersey. All I remember is that he has a red suitcase. What color did you say the jersey is? Red and green. They don't remember the number, but it has a number on it. 10-4[1]. So one of the drivers went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue wearing a red, green, and white jersey. I'll be checking the area for that. Good morning. I got a missing person on the beat. 2315 North Nagel. (name withheld) is the caller. The child's father has not returned her. The baby is a female infant wearing a purple onesie with white hearts on it. She says she has not attempted to go to the father's house. She asked him to return the baby on Saturday. He said he will return the baby today. She's upset because she doesn't know where her child is. Nothing further. Okay. Number 25, I got an update. Go ahead. It is a male wearing a tan baseball cap, a Green Bay number 30 jersey, red shorts, and red flip-flops. He sells empanadas in the neighborhood, so he is likely nearby. He went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue. 15, David 11. 15, David 11. Can you show real a follow-up? At 5817 West Corporn.
Double-25. This is going to be on North and Ridgeway. The driver of one of the vehicles ran off once a fire truck arrived. He went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue. He's wearing a red, green, and white jersey. All I remember is that he has a red suitcase. What color did you say the jersey is? Red and green. They don't remember the number, but it has a number on it. 10-4[1]. So one of the drivers went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue wearing a red, green, and white jersey. I'll be checking the area for that. Good morning. I got a missing person on the beat. 2315 North Nagel. (name withheld) is the caller. The child's father has not returned her. The baby is a female infant wearing a purple onesie with white hearts on it. She says she has not attempted to go to the father's house. She asked him to return the baby on Saturday. He said he will return the baby today. She's upset because she doesn't know where her child is. Nothing further. Okay. Number 25, I got an update. Go ahead. It is a male wearing a tan baseball cap, a Green Bay number 30 jersey, red shorts, and red flip-flops. He sells empanadas in the neighborhood, so he is likely nearby. He went south on Ridgeway from North Avenue. 15, David 11. 15, David 11. Can you show real a follow-up? At 5817 West Corporn.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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N Ridgeway Ave, Chicago, IL
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