Man killed in North Austin hit-and-run crash; driver at large, Chicago police say

CPD said silver sedan involving in North Austin crash

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Man killed in West Side hit-and-run crash: Chicago police
A Chicago hit-and-run crash left a 38-year-old man dead on North Avenue in North Austin early Sunday morning, CPD said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a man on Chicago's West Side early Sunday morning.

CPD responded to the 5200-block of West North Avenue in the city's North Austin neighborhood about 12:55 a.m. for a report of a crash.

When police arrived, they found a vehicle had hit a 38-year-old man, CPD said.

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He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died just after 1:35 a.m.

Police said a silver sedan driving east on North Avenue hit the man, stopped momentarily and then drove away.

CPD said the man was not in a crosswalk.

No one was in custody later Sunday morning, and Area Five detectives are investigating.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man killed as Ulysses Coleman of Chicago.