New video shows driver flee after hit-and-run crash that killed Chicago 18-year-old on bicycle

2 women also injured in crash, suspect at large, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
New video shows driver flee after deadly Chicago hit-and-run crash

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New video obtained by ABC7 shows the driver accused of killing an 18-year-old flee after a crash.

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Damian Gomez was on a bicycle about 1:20 a.m. in the 6300-block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago Lawn, his family and police said.

A man driving a red 2015 Ford Explorer was heading east when he allegedly ignored a traffic signal, police said.

The Ford struck Gomez and then crashed into a silver car that was heading south, police said.

Gomez died on the scene.

The new surveillance video shows the moment the Ford crashes into a light pole.

The driver then gets out and walks away.

A 22-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the red SUV, was rushed to Christ Hospital in critical condition.

"I want him to realize the damage he did to me and my family," mother Claudia Torres told ABC7.

A family member created a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for relatives.

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