UPDATE: This vehicle was involved in a fatal crash on the afternoon of December 21. An 11-year-old boy was killed after being ejected from another vehicle that the stolen minivan collided with during a police pursuit.
CWB withheld the vehicle’s license plate in the following report, as our practice. We can confirm, however, that the plate seen in media reports of today’s crash matches the plate number of the stolen vehicle.
CWB links to external stories about the crash are HERE. Our original report follows.
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The stolen minivan is seen in ABC7 footage after it became involved in a fatal collision during a police pursuit on Saturday, December 21. |
A Dunning resident’s quick stop at the gas station ended much differently than anyone would hope this morning.
Witnesses reported that a carjacker pulled a driver out of a minivan at the Irving Park & Broadway BP station, then drove off with the victim’s vehicle around 11:15AM.
The stolen vehicle is a green 1998 Dodge Caravan with three fish on the back window. It was last seen going westbound on Irving Park from Broadway.
Witnesses describe the offender as male, Hispanic, about 30 years old, 6′ to 6’3″ tall, wearing a black coat that has white areas under the arms and on the sides.
Recorded as a vehicular hijacking under CPD case #HW577920.