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Police Question Person of Interest After Belmont Cragin Fatal Hit-and-Run

The case underscores a sharp rise in fatal hit-and-runs in Chicago this year.

Overview

  • A 65-year-old woman was hit in a crosswalk on the 3100 block of North Central Avenue by a red pickup that fled.
  • First responders tried to help her, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Police later found the red pickup truck unoccupied.
  • Detectives are interviewing a person of interest, and no arrests have been announced.
  • City data show this was Chicago’s seventh fatal hit-and-run of 2026, compared with three at this point last year and 19 in all of 2025.