Chicago police have started a search for the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a woman late Saturday in the city’s West Garfield Park neighborhood,.
Two people died Sunday afternoon when a vehicle traveling on Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive crashed into a tree and erupted into flames, according to.
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CHICAGO â A 9-year-old riding his bicycle along a Chicago street was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty Chicago police officer.
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said the officer, who hasn t been identified, says he didn t see Hershel Weinberger before hitting him Wednesday evening.
Authorities say the officer struck the child as he crossed the street in a crosswalk. The boy was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston where he died. Our hearts go out to the family, Catanzara said. This officer is certainly never going to forget that.
Catanzara says the 48-year-old officer took a Breathalyzer test that was negative. Police spokeswoman Kellie Bartoli says the officer also underwent drug testing.