Overview
- Police say Miroslaw Ciszek, 34, struck 25-year-old Sarah Milcarek while she walked between parked cars on Irving Park Road and she died after being taken to the hospital.
- After the initial strike the driver fled, hit an SUV and another car in a chain-reaction crash, then crashed into a tree, ran on foot and was arrested hours later in the 4200 block of North Hermitage Avenue.
- Ciszek has been charged with two felonies—aggravated DUI causing a death and leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death—and three misdemeanor DUI counts.
- Post-arrest testing showed a blood-alcohol level above Illinois’s .08 legal limit but reports differ on the exact value, reflecting different sources and testing times.
- Cook County prosecutors pressed to detain Ciszek at a Tuesday hearing while the judge ordered electronic monitoring and conditions, prompting criticism from the state’s attorney about risks and possible strain on community safety.