Pedestrian killed in West Garfield Park hit-and-run crash: Chicago police

Wanted vehicle is red 2011 Dodge Durango SUV, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Pedestrian killed in West Side hit-and-run crash: CPD
Chicago police are searching for a driver after a pedestrian was killed in a West Garfield Park hit-and-run crash on Congress Parkway Friday night.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on the city's West Side on Friday night.

The female victim, whose age was not immediately known, was walking in the roadway around 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Congress Parkway in the West Garfield Park neighborhood when they were hit by a vehicle, Chicago police said.

The victim was take to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Officers said the driver of the car that hit the victim did not stay at the scene. The vehicle fed northbound on South Kildare Avenue.

Police are now searching for the driver. The wanted vehicle is a red 2011 Dodge Durango SUV.

No further information about the crime was immediately available.

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