A 6-month-old baby was pronounced dead and her parents were injured after their car was hit by an SUV that ran a red light, according to Chicago police.
The medical examiner’s office identified the baby as Josette Williams. Her parents were on their way to Comers Children’s Hospital because the 6-month-year-old had breathing difficulties.
Police said the crash occurred in the 6300 block of S. Cottage Grove around 9:42 p.m. Friday when a Chevy SUV traveling west on 63rd St. failed to stop at a red light and struck a Ford SUV in the intersection. A man and woman in the Chevy fled on foot and are not in custody.
Josette was transported to Comers after the accident and pronounced. It is unknown if the accident caused her death, police said.
A man and woman identified as the child’s parents were transported to University of Chicago with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The Major Accidents Unit is investigating.