Family searching for answers after veteran killed in hit-and-run crash in South Holland
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- The family of a veteran killed in a south suburban hit-and-run crash is pleading for the driver to come forward.
Cornell Carpenter, 59, of South Holland was hit sometime Saturday night into Sunday morning in the 100-block of East 173rd Street near the railroad tracks and Babe Ruth baseball field in South Holland, police said.
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Police said Carpenter was found in the street and believe he was hit by a vehicle and dragged for some distance.
Investigators say the vehicle involved likely has front-end damage or broken lights.
Carpenter's relatives spoke out Wednesday as the investigation continues.
"Please turn yourself in," Carpenter's cousin Brian Frazier said. "If it was a mistake, it's a mistake, but please turn yourself in so we can get some closure for my family."
Anyone with information is asked to contact South Holland police at 708-331-3131, ext. 2, or by submitting an anonymous tip at southholland.org.
