Car Crashes Into Evanston Living Room After Hit-And-Run

EVANSTON, IL — Authorities said a hit-and-run traffic crash Thursday sent a SUV careening into the living room of house in southeast Evanston moments just after its occupants left.

Shortly after 5 p.m., police and fire personnel were called to the intersection of Sheridan Road and Burnham Place, where a car had just struck a house.

Police said a silver or gray sedan was headed east and turning right when it collided with a northbound Honda as it turned left. The force of the crash caused the driver of the SUV to lose control, sending over a front yard driveway and through a picture window in the front of the home.

The driver who caused the crash fled in an unknown direction, police said. No one was injured in the incident, although the house suffered structural damage from the crash.

A resident had been sitting on the couch where the car came to a stop just minutes before the incident, according fire officials.

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The crash is the second significant hit-and-run in Evanston in four days.

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday — the 4th of July — a female driver struck a 14-year-old boy with a silver SUV at the intersection of Madison Street and Dewey Avenue and did not stop.

The SUV, which had a license plate including the letters "CS" continued driving west on Madison Street toward Dodge Avenue, according to police.

No further information about the incident was available as of Thursday.

Anyone with any information about the incidents may text EPDTIP to 274637 or call 847-866-5040.