Woman killed in suburban hit-and-run crash was walking to gas station after birthday party: family

LYNWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- A woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in the south suburbs Monday morning was on her way home from celebrating her own birthday, her family said.

The crash occurred at about 12:01 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Illinois Route 394 near Joe Orr Road in Lynwood.

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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman killed as Maryiah Ford, 20, of Sauk Village.

Police said a female pedestrian was struck and taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Her parents say she ran out of fuel and was walking to a gas station when she was hit.

She's the oldest of six children, and was hoping to become a nurse.

An investigation is underway to find who hit her and kept going.