hit and run

A Kane County judge on Monday set bail at $500,000 for a St. Charles man accused of striking an 88-year-old woman in a wheelchair Friday and then fleeing the scene, according to prosecutors. Andrew Jensen was charged with failure to report an accident or death, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death and failure to…

A 23-year-old west suburban St. Charles man turned himself in to police Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed an 88-year-old woman in a wheelchair hours earlier, police said Sunday. Andrew Jensen was charged with failure to report an accident or death, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death and failure to yield…

Police in west suburban St. Charles have launched a search for the driver of a pickup truck who fatally struck an 88-year-old woman who was crossing a street with her son Friday afternoon, according to the St. Charles Police Department. At approximately 4:04 p.m., officers were called to a crash involving a pedestrian at North Third and West Main streets….

A teen died after being hit by a vehicle Friday on the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side, rendering the outbound lanes closed until further notice. The person was struck about 12:40 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 290 near Ashland Avenue, Illinois State Police said. The vehicle did not remain at the scene and the incident is…

Police are looking for a vehicle that injured a 2-year-old boy in a hit-and-run last month on the Northwest Side. While a black Chevrolet Malibu turned left from Montrose Avenue to California Avenue at 5:54 p.m. Aug. 29, the rear of the car hit the child as he crossed the street with a parent, according to Chicago police. The boy…

The family of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man accused in her death, claiming negligence. Edgar Roman, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of repeatedly hitting 55-year-old Zoraleigh Ryan and her daughter, Shannon, on Aug. 10 in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. According to police, the…

Police released video Sunday from a deadly hit and run that occurred early this month in Dolton, killing 28-year-old Lindsey Stevens. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Police are looking for a vehicle in relation to a hit-and-run that injured an 11-year-old girl last month in Rogers Park on the North Side. The girl was crossing the street about 8:30 p.m. July 15 in the 6800 block of North Sheridan Road when she was struck by a maroon SUV, Chicago police said. The SUV sped off on…

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people wanted in connection with a hit-and-run last year on the Near South Side. A black 1996 Chevrolet Suburban drove onto the sidewalk and hit a woman at 8:59 p.m. Oct. 2, 2019, in the 2200 block of South King Drive, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The woman…

One person was injured in a hit-and-run rollover crash Thursday in the Loop. A Hyundai Sonata ran a red light about 9:15 p.m. and hit a Volkswagen Jetta in the 100 block of North Franklin Street, according to Chicago police. The impact caused the Volkswagen to roll onto its side. A 61-year-old man in the Volkswagen was taken to Northwestern…

A Chicago woman who was victim to a hit-and-run crash has been hospitalized with life threatening injuries after she was struck by an SUV on the Interstate 94 shoulder early Sunday morning, according to an Illinois State Police report. The 19-year old was a passenger in a vehicle that was experiencing mechanical issues before the driver pulled over to the…

Illinois State Police troopers are looking for the driver of a vehicle who struck a pedestrian early Saturday morning on I-290 near Ashland Avenue on Chicago’s West Side, officials said in a news release. According to police, an unknown vehicle struck a pedestrian before 1:53 a.m. The individual was found on the left shoulder and transported to the hospital...

A Chicago man is facing felony charges after he allegedly struck and killed a 13-year-old bicyclist and then fled the scene on Sunday evening. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more.

A man is in custody after a 13-year-old boy was fatally hit by a van Sunday in Ashburn on the South Side. The teen was riding his bike about 6:50 p.m. in the bike lanes in the 8300 block of South Lawndale Avenue when he was struck by a Ford work van, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at…

A 54-year-old man was struck and killed by a car Friday in Bronzeville on the South Side. He was on the street about 10:56 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when a silver sedan hit him, Chicago police said. The car, possibly a 2004 Toyota Camry Solara with damage to its passenger-side door, continued northbound and…

A man was struck by two vehicles and killed Saturday in Humboldt Park on the West Side. The man was walking across the street about 9 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Chicago Avenue when an unknown vehicle struck him, Chicago police said. Then, a 24-year-old woman driving a GMC Terrain ran him over while he was lying in…

A man was critically injured in a hit-and-run Saturday in Austin on the West Side. The man, whose age isn’t known, was crossing the street about 11:15 p.m. in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue when he was hit by an orange Pontiac Grand Prix in the intersection with Lexington Street, Chicago police said. The man was taken to…

A GrubHub delivery driver is being sought for questioning after he struck a woman with his car and drove off following an argument outside a Lake View East fried chicken restaurant, police said. About 6:20 p.m. Saturday, the 24-year-old woman and the GrubHub driver were arguing while he was parked outside Ms. T’s Southern Fried Chicken at 3343 N. Broadway…

A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday on the Bishop Ford Freeway near the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side, according to state police. He was on foot about 10:25 p.m. when he was hit by the vehicle on southbound I-94 near 115th Street, according to Illinois State Police. The man was pronounced dead and the...