Questions Surround OLPD's Release Of Driver After Fatal Accident - Oak Lawn, IL - Activists question Oak Lawn police's release of driver who allegedly admitted to having "two drinks" before striking Palestinian man.
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The family of a 28-year-old Palestinian American who died outside his Oak Lawn home earlier this month after being hit by a car called for justice Tuesday and for the driver to be charged. Murod Kurdi was standing June 5 near his parked car outside his family’s home when he was hit by a car, according to his family. The driver drove a block away before stopping, they said. The driver, who .
Husam Marajda, a member of the Arab American Action Network, was removed from the Oak Lawn Fire & Police Commission meeting Wednesday, but pledged to return next month.
Oak Lawn firefighters voted unanimously April 24 in favor of the agreement, which gives them an average of 3.25% raises in each of the four years, said union president Jeff Kane.