Chicago police release photo in deadly Austin hit-and-run investigation

Motorcyclist killed in crash at 410 N. Cicero Ave.

ByABC 7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, July 8, 2021
CPD releases photo in deadly Austin hit-and-run crash investigation
Chicago police are asking for the public's help in a fatal hit-and-run investigation.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have released new information about a fatal hit and run last month in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side.

It happened at 12:25 a.m. on June 20 at 410 N. Cicero Ave.

Police said the driver hit and killed a motorcyclist, then drove west on Hubbard Street.

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They said the driver was in a 2004 to 2008 blue-green crystal-colored Pontiac Grand Prix, and released a photo of a similar car, so the public can be on the lookout.

The vehicle in question has damage to its front right passenger-side and its rear-end.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Chicago Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521.