Justice · Wrigleyville crashWrigleyville building crash: Driver charged with DUI and reckless drivingWritten November 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A car struck a building in Wrigleyville, injuring a woman riding inside.0:11The passenger needed hospital care, and the driver faces charges of driving under0:17the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.0:20How badly was the passenger hurt?0:22And what happens next for the driver?0:24The car hit a building in the thirty-four hundred block of North Sheffield Avenue.0:28The crash happened just before twelve thirty Thursday morning, November5.0:34Chicago police say the driver was a twenty-two-year-old man from the city.0:38Police say the man drove north on Sheffield, disobeyed a stop sign and a traffic0:43light, then struck the building.0:45Those are police allegations about his actions before the collision.0:49The criminal case hasn't been decided.0:51The twenty-three-year-old passenger was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital for0:55treatment.0:56Her medical condition hasn't been disclosed.0:59Police say nobody else was injured in the crash.1:02Police took the driver into custody and charged him with driving under the influence1:06of alcohol and reckless driving.1:08He also received several citations.1:11He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.1:14The driver is expected in court at the end of November.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
