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$1,000 reward offered for identifying driver wanted into hit-and-run that killed 22-year-old in Gage Park

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for the identification of a driver wanted in a hit-and-run that killed a 22-year-old man in Gage Park in August. 

Police said, on August 9 around 3:30 a.m., the victim was crossing the street at the intersection of 55th Street and Kedzie Avenue when a gray SUV ran a red light and hit him.

Surveillance video shows the victim seemed to stop for a second before he was hit, then kept walking before the SUV hit him and took off.

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The driver didn't stop to help the victim, who was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiners identified the victim as 22-year-old Jermaine Martin.

No arrests have been made. 

Anonymous tips can be made to the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-535-STOP (7867) or online

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