Editor’s note: The video in this story is from a previous report.
A person of interest was in custody and a vehicle was recovered after one hit-and-run incident in west suburban Northlake Wednesday left two teenagers who were riding bicycles hospitalized, police said.
The crash happened around 8:25 p.m. Wednesday night in a residential neighborhood in Northlake, near the intersection of Roy and Lyndale Avenues, police said.
Surveillance video released by Northlake police appears to show two boys riding bikes side-by-side on Roy Avenue. A white sedan, which police say had tinted windows and chrome rims, is seen running the stop sign at the intersection. A loud crash can be heard on the video, followed by the sound of a vehicle speeding away.
“One bike was torn apart on its side. The other one was over there, and I thought, ‘Oh my God,'” said neighbor Juan Payan.
According to the police, the vehicle hit two 15-year-olds who were riding bicycles. The vehicle did not stop and immediately fled the scene, police said.
The teenagers were taken to a nearby hospital, police said. One of them was wearing a helmet. According to an update on Friday, the teenager wearing the helmet was released from the hospital. The teenager, who was not wearing a helmet, remains in hospital in critical condition, police said.
On Thursday afternoon, the police identified and recovered the car. As of Friday morning, the vehicle owner was in custody as a person of interest, police added.
No further information was available and an investigation is still ongoing.