Overview
- Lania Smith, 18, was struck and killed in Dolton near Sibley Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive while switching buses on her way to work.
- Investigators identified the involved car as a 2007 red Chevrolet Corvette with a black top and Illinois license plate FR 56003.
- Dolton police said they have not found the driver and asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
- Her aunt said Smith was the oldest of five, a Hyde Park High School pom squad member, and days from graduation, and a GoFundMe is helping cover funeral costs.
- The deadly crash followed the killing of 15-year-old Violet D. Harris near 77th and Exchange, where her mother said that driver also did not stop.