Family on quest for justice almost three years after hit-and-run kills Vietnam vet
It has been nearly three years since Walter Williams Jr. was hit and killed while on his bike. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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It has been nearly three years since Walter Williams Jr. was hit and killed while on his bike. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Her memory is sharper than the dashcam video. She can picture the cyclist, riding on Montrose in Lincoln Square.
A woman who witnessed a hit-and-run over the weekend in Chicago is pleading for the driver to come forward. Dashcam captured the crash involving a cyclist near Montrose and Maplewood on Saturday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan spoke with the witness who feels personally invested in catching the driver.
It happened near Wilmot and Paddock Drive early Monday morning. Investigators said a 39-year-old man was standing on the side of the road after his car got stuck in a ditch.
The crash happened near 26th and Harding – leaving debris on the street from the collision.
The crash happened near 26th and Harding – leaving debris on the street from the collision.
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious-to-critical condition.
A 61-year-old woman was instructing a 61-year-old man on how to drive a Toyota Sienna minivan when he hit the accelerator instead of the brake.
A Chicago man is facing multiple charges after striking four people with his SUV at the Bricktown Square Shopping Center last September.
The victim was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition.
Ollonzo Wilson, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and leaving the scene of an accident involving death in the hit-and-run that killed Janelle Gardiner. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday, a person was trying to cross Washington Street near Green Bay Road, when they were hit by a car heading east. That driver did not stop.
Waukegan police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run over the weekend.
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed on the city's North Side Friday night.
Police say just before 11 p.m., 45-year-old Kenneth Hernandez, a construction worker, was standing in a closed lane next to a street sweeper.
The car continued northbound on Lake Shore Drive. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
The crash happened Saturday around 9:48 p.m. in Austin near Jackson and Laramie.
The crash happened Saturday around 9:48 p.m. in Austin near Jackson and Laramie.
The victim's grieving wife and daughter spoke out to CBS 2's Jermont Terry on Monday.
The victim was Tracy Burton – a father and U.S. veteran. He was just two blocks from his house in the South Austin neighborhood when someone driving a gray Jaguar hit him – and decided to keep going. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim suffered major head trauma and was transported by the Chicago Fired Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Witnesses say the driver stopped for about 30 seconds before speeding off.
Witnesses say the driver stopped for about 30 seconds before speeding off.
A man is dead after being struck by a car on the city's Near West Side early Saturday morning.
Police have a key piece of evidence: video of the truck neighbors say caused all that damage.
