Alexandra Betzel s family says she s in a medically induced coma, on a ventilator and with broken bones.
Police said around 2:20 p.m. she was traveling north in the 3500-block of Kimball Avenue when a car in the left-hand lane struck her as it tried to change lanes to turn right on Addison Street. The driver then ran over Betzel with the back of the car before fleeing east on Addison.
The victim, Alexandra Betzel, was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. Her family said she suffered multiple broken bones, was in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator, but is now awake and improving.
CHICAGO (WLS) Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that fled after running over a bicyclist last week in Avondale.
Chicago police said a 31-year-old woman was critically injured Wednesday when she was struck by a car while biking.
Police said around 2:20 p.m. she was traveling north in the 3500-block of Kimball when a car in the left-hand lane struck her as it tried to change lanes to turn right on Addison. The driver then ran over Betzel with the back of the car before fleeing eastbound on Addison.
The victim, Alexandra Betzel, was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. Her family said she suffered multiple broken bones, was in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, but is now awake and improving.