Woman Killed In Far South Side Hit-And-Run
A woman died after she was apparently hit by a vehicle Saturday in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side.
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A woman died after she was apparently hit by a vehicle Saturday in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side.
The boy was struck by a vehicle while he was crossing the street about 7:05 p.m. near South Pulaski Road and West Congress Parkway.
Patricia Cucinotta, 53, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death and aggravated DUI causing a fatal accident, both felonies, according to police News Affairs.
When police confronted Donna Dankoff, 58, about whether she'd been in a hit-and-run, she reportedly kicked an officer in the groin and another in the head.
The 53-year-old victim walking along the edge of 26th Street near Euclid Avenue when the vehicle hit him about 6 p.m., the Cook County Sheriff's office said in a release.
The 65-year-old man was struck by a "maroon or brown van" as he stepped onto 59th Street near a bus stop about 4:40 p.m., police said.
Reth Yiv, 46, allegedly struck three people in the 2500 block of West Devon Avenue Sunday night before he hit a parked minivan and drove off, police said.
Faseeh Biabani and his parents were injured Sunday on Devon Avenue. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
The three were crossing in the 2500 block of West Devon Avenue when a car traveling west hit them about 8:35 p.m.
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Norman Davis Esho, 83, was in a crosswalk in the 2800 block of West Devon Avenue at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday when the SUV hit him.
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Arthur Johnson, 77, was walking east across 83rd Street when a Mercedes-Benz traveling north on Racine Avenue struck him Wednesday morning.
A memorial service was held Thursday morning for a Cook County Sheriff's deputy killed by a hit-and-run driver as she was crossing the street to go to work exactly one year ago.
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