$2K reward offered to find driver that fatally struck man, 86, in Little Village hit-and run

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Thursday, November 26, 2020
$2K reward offered for information on fatal Little Village hit-and-run
A community activist is offering a $2,000 reward for information in hit-and run-crash that killed an 86-year-old man.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A community activist is offering a $2,000 reward for information in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 86-year-old man.

Eliseo Mendoza was struck Tuesday near 26th and Sawyer in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, just a few blocks from his home.

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A Little Village family lost a member who was a father, grandfather, great grandfather after being killed by a car.

Mendoza had seven daughters and on Thursday, one of them said the family hadn't planned to be together this Thanksgiving because of the pandemic but are now trying to support each other through the tragedy.

Chicago Police say Mendoza was hit by a gray GMC SUV.