Man critically injured in hit-and-run on Chicago's South Side
No one was in custody late Monday.
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No one was in custody late Monday.
Brittany Payne, 32, of Chicago, and Yolanda Payne, 47, of Bellwood, were killed, and another of their cousins remained in critical condition Monday night.
Brittany Payne, 32, of Chicago, and Yolanda Payne, 47, of Bellwood, were killed in the hit-and-run early Sunday morning, and another of their cousins remained in critical condition Monday night.
Chicago police said a white Dodge SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when it disregarded a stop sign and struck a green Buick sedan that was traveling through the intersection.
It was last seen driving northbound on Jeffery under the viaduct.
The girl was crossing the street with two other females in the 9500 block of South Paxton Avenue when the driver of a silver SUV ran a red light and hit her, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
Chicago police said the man was walking outside when he was struck by the semi-truck, which then fled the scene without stopping to render aid.
The crash happened around 6:11 a.m. in the 10700 block of South Emerald Avenue.
The woman's SUV was located and towed, but police said they need information about the driver and any possible witnesses.
Police issued a community alert Friday with surveillance photos of the woman behind the wheel of her sport-utility vehicle.
The boy was back home Thursday afternoon, with just a few scrapes.
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Police are searching for the driver of the semi-truck.
Police are searching for the driver of the semi-truck.
Jacinda McDaniel, 30, was arrested by Chicago police officers on Thursday in the 400 block of North Central Avenue.
Illinois State Police said Johnson was involved in an earlier traffic crash where his vehicle rested off the roadway's right side.
Chicago police said the victim was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
An employee who works at a nearby business said the victim was crossing the street when he tripped and was struck by the rear tires of a plain white van with no markings.
A westbound black four-door Mercedes-Benz E Class, between 2003 and 2009, hit them and left the scene.
Investigators said the pedestrian was crossing Armitage Avenue near the Metra Clybourn train station Friday just before 6 p.m. when they were struck.
Police also say that surveillance video shows the victim tripped just before the crash and was lying in the road.
Police also say that surveillance video shows the victim tripped just before the crash and was lying in the road.
Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that the victim was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura SUV heading westbound on Ogden.
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