1 dead in Bronzeville hit-and-run crash

Friday, July 22, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 37-year-old man who was critically injured in a Bronzeville hit-and-run has died.

Officials say charges are now pending against the driver of the rental truck that crashed into the victim's vehicle.
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Chicago police say the crash occurred at 33rd and Indiana around 1:50 p.m. Police say two trucks were involved in the crash, with one occupant in each.

The driver of one truck was traveling eastbound on 33rd Street when he ran a red light, police said. He struck a pickup truck traveling northbound on Indiana. The driver who ran the light then fled the vehicle and was later arrested by Chicago police.
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