Pedestrian seriously hurt in West Lawn hit-and-run
Chicago police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian over the weekend.
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Chicago police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian over the weekend.
The man who was hit by the car was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
Police said at 12:30 p.m., a Chevrolet struck a 21-year-old man in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street. The Chevrolet also struck an unoccupied parked car, and then fled the scene, police said.
Police said the driver of a southbound silver SUV hit an 83-year-old man who was walking, and continued without stopping to help him.
Police did not release a photo of the suspected vehicle, but described the SUV as a Mercedes, BMW, or Lexus with front-end damage and a broken headlight.
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Police said the hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 31-year-old pedestrian in Auburn Park during the early morning of Aug. 3.
Chicago police said a white SUV hit the victim as she was crossing the street in Auburn Gresham early Saturday morning.
A pedestrian was crossing Kedzie Avenue at 55th Street when he was struck by a silver Toyota 4Runner Limited that ran the red light.
A pedestrian was crossing Kedzie Avenue at 55th Street when he was struck by a silver Toyota 4Runner Limited that ran the red light.
Surveillance video shows a driver hit and kill a 22-year-old man before speeding off early Saturday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
The driver ran a red light and hit him before fleeing northbound on Kedzie Avenue, last seen in the area of Archer Avenue and Sacramento Avenue Saturday morning.
Chicago police said the pedestrian was in the roadway when they were hit by a dark grey 2018 Buick Encore SUV on Wednesday.
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1400 block of West Estes Avenue.
Chicago police said the crash happened on Wednesday, July 30, around 11:35 p.m. in the 700 block of West Marquette Road in the Englewood neighborhood.
Police said a black 2024 Kia 4-door Seltos SUV with Illinois plates EL95946 and a gray 2008 4-door Volvo XC90 SUV with plate number EZ88526 traveled eastbound from the 800 block of West Marquette Road and hit the pedestrian in the roadway.
Chicago police said they found the victim unresponsive in the street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood overnight.
It is believed to be currently garaged or at a body repair shop. The truck would have front-end damage and damage to the passenger side.
Chicago police said the 69-year-old woman was in a parking lot when she was hit by an unknown vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.
The victim suffered a fractured skull and back injuries and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The hit-and-run driver fled the scene in an unknown direction without stopping to render aid.
The motorcyclist, a 19-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said.
Chicago police said the victim was outside when he was hit by a black sedan that fled the scene.
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