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Porsche Runs Red Light, Slams into Cab, Injuring Four

 The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue. File photo.
The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue. File photo.
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DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

CHICAGO — Four people were injured early Wednesday after a Porsche ran a red light and slammed into a taxi Downtown.

The Porsche was heading north in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue when it ran a light and struck a taxi crossing the intersection about 2:30 a.m., said Officer Hector Alfaro, a police spokesman.

Both the 28-year-old man driving the Porsche and the taxi driver were taken to Stroger Hospital. The cab's two passengers, a 32-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman, were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Police wouldn't comment on the nature of the injuries, but said none were life-threatening.

Charges are pending.

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