Juan C. Cortez, 31, of the 2200-block of W. 50th Place in Chicago, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing injury or death and failing to yield for a pedestrian in the roadway.
Police say Cortez was the driver of a vehicle that struck Cynthia Hoff, 49, and fled the scene Saturday at 4200 S. Western.
Cortez is due in bond court Tuesday.