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20-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Pedestrian

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Charges were filed again the driver who fatally struck a mother of three while she was walking just a few blocks from her home.

Issac Wade, 20, was charged with felony count of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle.

Surveillance video captured the final moments of 43-year-old Lakisel Thomas's life as she was walking near 74th and Racine Monday afternoon.

That's when a silver SUV went through a red light and slamed into the red SUV heading west, before striking Thomas.

Police said they were investigating whether the crash may have stemmed from a traffic pursuit that began four blocks away.

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