A deadly hit-and-run in the pre-dawn hours rattled Chicago’s South Side on Sunday, leaving a 64-year-old woman dead and a mangled SUV wedged against a box truck in Grand Crossing.
Witnesses captured video of the wrecked black SUV, its front end crushed against the truck, while the driver was nowhere to be found. Police say the SUV’s driver bolted before officers got to the scene.
According to ABC7 Chicago, the crash happened around 2:42 a.m. Sunday on the 6900 block of South Stony Island Avenue. A dark-colored sedan heading eastbound reportedly slammed into a northbound black SUV. The 64-year-old woman inside the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another Fatal Crash In A Troubling Spring Trend
This latest death slots into an already grim pattern on city streets. Chicago has seen a string of hit-and-run crashes this spring that have killed and seriously injured people across the city, according to Streetsblog Chicago.
A March analysis by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, released via PR Newswire, warned that despite recent investments in infrastructure, arrest rates for hit-and-run drivers remain stubbornly low while the crashes keep coming.
What Investigators Say
Video from the scene shows a black Nissan SUV jammed into the rear of a box truck, its front end crushed. ABC7 Chicago reported that the driver of the SUV took off before officers arrived.
As of that local report, police had not released any description of the eastbound sedan or publicly named any suspects.
Legal Consequences For Leaving The Scene
Under the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401), drivers involved in crashes that cause injury or death are required to stop and provide aid, according to the Illinois General Assembly.
Legal summaries note that fleeing a fatal crash can bring felony charges and significant prison time. LegalClarity details how penalties escalate when a victim dies.
No arrests had been reported and only limited details were available as of the most recent local coverage. Hoodline will update this story if authorities announce an arrest or release additional information.
