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Black SUV hits woman in wheelchair and flees, East Chicago IN

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W Chicago Ave & Tod Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312

A black SUV struck a woman in a wheelchair at the intersection near Todd Avenue and West Chicago Avenue, then left the scene without stopping.

Audio|Source: Lake County Fire West
00:14
Transcript:
Cotty, 2713 in route, Todd Avenue and West Chicago Avenue. Todd Avenue and West Chicago Avenue for a PI[1] accident. It's going to be an auto versus pedestrian callers reporting that a black SUV hit her while she was in her wheelchair and it took off.
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[1]
PI: Incident involving personal injury, typically resulting from an accident or crash.

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W Chicago Ave & Tod Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312

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