Chicago Police

Man, 23, Struck by Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Police in Lincoln Park

A 23-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a stolen vehicle Saturday morning as it led police on a chase through the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side.

The man was struck about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Fullerton Avenue and Halsted Street, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious to critical condition, according to Chicago Fire Media Affairs.

The series of events began with an armed robbery on the 1400 block of N. Dayton where personal items were reported stolen but no one was hurt, police said.

The vehicle, located by police on the 2600 block of W North Ave., had been stolen at gunpoint about 10 minutes earlier in the Town Hall District, police said. 

No one was in custody, police said.

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