A tragic hit-and-run in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood left a 67-year-old man dead this past weekend and led to a brief police custody that resolved without charges. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a black pickup truck struck James Reed Tillman as he attempted to cross the 1900 block of West Howard Street, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Witnesses reportedly witnessed the pickup "drag" Tillman around 6 feet after "veering" around him and then continued eastbound on Howard.
Found suffering from severe injuries that included a fractured femur and a large groin laceration, Tillman was rushed to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. However, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m., as per the Chicago Sun-Times's report. The police, arriving shortly after the crash, discovered camera footage aiding in tracing the pickup. It was located on the 1100 block of West Lunt Avenue in Rogers Park, where an arrest was made close to midnight.
ABC7 Chicago advises that citations will be issued as a result of the incident, although no one is currently in custody. As the investigation by Major Accident Detectives unfolds, the reasons behind the release without charges remain to be disclosed.
