Pedestrian killed after being struck by SUV in West Garfield Park hit-and-run
The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Congress Parkway.
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The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Congress Parkway.
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.
Sources said the officer dropped her cell phone and went to pick it up, but overcorrected the car to avoid crossing the median – and then jumped the curb struck and killed a 56-year-old woman on the sidewalk near the House of Blues.
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Police said that a white-in-color pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Cermak Road when the pedestrian, a 55-year-old man, was struck and killed.
The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man of Peotone, was taken by Manhattan Fire Department to St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee where he was pronounced dead.
The driver did not stop for several blocks but was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The driver did not stop for several blocks but was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The victim was taken to Vista Medical Center East where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room, the office said.
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