Pedestrian and Dog Attack Driver After Honking: Police

EVANSTON, IL — Evanston detectives are investigating an attack by a man and his dog companion against a driver who was pulled from a car the afternoon of Friday, March 3.

A 65-year-old Chicago man had the green arrow to turn right from Burnham Place onto Forest Avenue around 3:00 p.m. when a man and a doberman walked in front of his car, police said.

He honked. Apparently this angered the man with the dog, who walked over to the drivers side door and kicked it twice before opening the door and kicking the driver, according to police.

The attacker dragged the driver from the car, threw him up against a metal fence and told the doberman to bite him, police said. The dog allegedly did, biting the man on the hand and groin.

The victim suffered a puncture wound on the hand and groin, for which he was treated on scene by the Evanston Fire Department. There were some witnesses to the incident, according to an Evanston police spokesperson.

The attacker was described as a black or Hispanic man, between six foot and six foot two inches and of medium build. He was said to have been wearing a dark jacket, a stocking cap and to have left the scene heading southbound on Forest on foot with his canine accomplice.

Anyone with more information should contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000.