Chicago police seek pickup truck in deadly Archer Heights hit-and-run
The victim was a regular walker in the neighborhood. Her family wants to see measures to prevent such deaths in the future.
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The victim was a regular walker in the neighborhood. Her family wants to see measures to prevent such deaths in the future.
Chicago police are looking to identify a truck that struck and killed a 68-year-old woman in Archer Heights on Thursday. The crash happened just before 5 p.m. in the 4300 block of South Pulaski Road.
Preliminary reports indicated that for unknown reasons, a Silver Hyundai left the roadway, struck the concrete median wall, and came to rest on the left shoulder.
The driver, a 43-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An 88-year-old man from Kenosha was pronounced dead, and a 46-year-old man from Machesney Park man suffered minor injuries as a result.
Prosecutors said Tangie Brown admitted to having three drinks at Tree House Chicago bar before the crash. Her blood alcohol level was 0.093.
A Chicago police officer is facing drunk driving charges after jumping a curb and hitting and killing a woman while off-duty last month in the River North neighborhood.
A Chicago police officer is facing drunk driving charges after jumping a curb and hitting and killing a woman while off-duty last month in the River North neighborhood.
It was unclear if any charges would be filed in connection with the crash.
A 45-year-old man died after he was hit by two cars on a Joliet street Thursday night. He was hit near Larkin and Clara avenues where there's no crosswalk in the area. Police said one driver hit the man but didn't stop.
The victim was crossing the street just before 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of West 95th Street when a grey Durango heading westbound struck him.
Park Ridge police and fire crews responded to the scene for a report of a vehicle that crashed into a tree.
A driver was killed in one of two crashes on Interstate 55 in Grundy County Friday night.
Multiple cars were left damaged, and at one point a baby carrier was seen lying in the street.
The female victim was already in a single-vehicle crash and was in need of medical help before being hit by another car.
Guillermo Salgado, 28, of Palatine, Illinois appeared at the Third District Courthouse in Rolling Meadows on Thursday. He was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.
Public safety is one reason the family is suing Fuller's Car Wash and the 16-year-old employee who was driving the car that struck and killed their son.
The family of a teenager killed when an out-of-control car hit a suburban deli has been quiet until now. The family was emotional as they talked about the spoke about the moments after the crash. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar heard their story.
The family of a teenager killed when an out-of-control car hit a suburban deli has been quiet until now. The family was emotional as they talked about the spoke about the moments after the crash. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar heard their story.
Village officials say both drivers were taken to Silver Cross Hospital where the officer was pronounced dead.
Robert Gillen was a high school math teacher and athletic trainer for Wauconda School District 118.
A vehicle was traveling in the wrong lane when it struck a single on-coming car - killing the 53-year-old driver, police said.
An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed following a traffic crash in Tinley Park Saturday morning.
Illinois State Police around 1:36 a.m., troopers responded to a single-car crash on northbound I-57 at 107th Street.
Law enforcement sources told CBS 2 it was an off-duty officer who was driving when she lost control and hit a 56-year-old woman. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
