Jun 18, 2008 7:58 pm US/Central
Man Who Drove Into Crowd Arrested
CHICAGO (STNG) ―
The man who drive his car into a crowd of people and fled on the West Side late Sunday was arrested Wednesday and charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Albert Holiday, 27, of the 100 block of North Bell Ave., is scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday. Holiday allegedly "entered his car and intentionally drove into a crowd of people" Sunday night after he was involved in an altercation during a party, according to police News Affairs. Holiday then fled the scene.
Four people were hospitalized from the incident, but police said Wednesday that a total of six people were injured when Holiday drove into the crowd in the 600 block of North Monticello Avenue.
The hit-and-run accident happened about 10:20 p.m. Sunday in an alley, according to police News Affairs Officer David Banks.
Fire crews called an EMS Plan 1 to an accident at 635 N. Lawndale Ave., about 10:15 p.m., according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.
The Lawndale address is less than a block from the Monticello address.
On Sunday, two people were taken to John Stroger Hospital Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition, one person was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition and one person was taken to Norwegian-American Hospital in fair condition, Knight said.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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