Overview
- A 53-year-old man near the sidewalk on South Pulaski Road in West Lawn was struck by an orange Honda and died at Christ Hospital after the driver continued north.
- A 45-year-old woman at Franklin Boulevard near Kedzie Avenue on the West Side was hit by a maroon vehicle and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
- Police said both drivers left the scenes and no arrests have been announced.
- Detectives with the Chicago Police Major Accident Investigation Unit are handling the Franklin Boulevard case.
- These crashes add to a growing pattern of fatal hit-and-runs in Chicago this year and highlight concerns about how few fleeing drivers are quickly identified.