Reward offered to find driver who killed woman in Chicago Lawn hit-and-run
Tanja Safforld, 54, was hit by a silver sedan while crossing the street near 67th and Western on Nov. 20.
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Tanja Safforld, 54, was hit by a silver sedan while crossing the street near 67th and Western on Nov. 20.
According to state police, a vehicle hit the pedestrian and continued to leave the scene without stopping to render aid to the victim.
The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The age and gender of the victim were not released.
Halyan Hudzan was part of the church choir at nearby St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, where her husband was once the associate pastor.
Chicago police said the victim, a 66-year-old woman, was in the crosswalk when a 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross turned into the crosswalk and hit her.
The crash happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 23.
A woman, 27, was walking southbound across the intersection at Damen Avenue and Division Street when she was hit by a dark-colored 2016 Ford F-150 XL making a left turn onto Damen Avenue.
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, where he died.
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Cook County Crimestoppers went door-to-door on Saturday near the site of the crash, searching for answers.
The victim suffered serious injuries and remains in critical condition, according to police.
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The Waukesha Police Department said around 6:41 p.m., a tow truck operator was loading a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road when they were hit by a blue minivan that left the scene.
The Joliet Fire Department responded and took the victim to Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital with critical injuries, but later died.
The vehicle is described as a dark red or maroon Kia Sorento SUV, with Illinois license plate EB88421.
The vehicle sped off after hitting the man in North Lawndale.
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died.
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Police said 17-year-old Jorge Carmona was riding his bike near Belvidere Road and Fulton Avenue around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 10, when he was struck by two vehicles, both of which fled the scene.
The incident happened just before 6 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue.
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