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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
A hit-and-run driver damaged a building and struck another car, sending two people to area hospitals Thursday night in the Southwest Side Gage Park neighborhood, police said. About 8:45 p.m., a driver in a Chrysler 300 traveling north on Washtenaw Avenue struck a Nissan Altima driving westbound on 59th Street near the intersection, police said. The Chrysler then struck a building on the northwest corner of the intersection, causing “significant structural damage,” police said. Police said the driver of the Chrysler fled the scene on foot.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
A driver was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition after crashing into a house on the Southside on Tuesday afternoon. Jacksonville police said the crash was the result of a medical emergency. Traffic homicide investigators were called to the crash in The Woods subdivision just before 6 p.m. Police said the truck hit the house in the 12800 block of West Deep Lagoon Place. No one was home at the time. The damage was said to be minor. The driver of the truck was transported to Mayo Clinic. Police did not immediately release the driver's identity.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013
Four adults were injured in Perris Sunday afternoon when a 19-year-old Romoland man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his vehicle into a restaurant, officials said. Authorities responded about 3:20 p.m. to the crash at Mariscos La Sirena restaurant in the 2900 block of North Perris Boulevard. One adult suffered major injuries and another received moderate injuries as a result of the crash, authorities said. Two other adults were minorly injured.

Following a fiery crash in Racine, Wisconsin, two people were taken to the hospital. The incident occured Friday morning, October 10, when their vehicle collided with a light pole on Main Street Bridge and sent their car through a garage door at an apartment complex. The vehicle flipped over and caught fire inside the garage. The injuries of the two inside the car are unknown at this time.