CHICAGO — A hit-and-run driver struck a woman in Wicker Park last month and Chicago police are now asking for help as they try to identify the driver.
The victim, 27, was crossing Division Street at Damen Avenue when the driver of a black 2016 Ford F-150 XL crashed into her around 8:33 p.m. on December 23, according to CPD. Police said the woman was injured, but the driver fled the scene.
In a crash report filed shortly after the incident, officers said the victim could not recall what happened, but a witness who was driving behind the truck helped them figure it out.
The report said he was stopped behind the truck at a red light and saw the driver strike the woman while turning west onto Division Street. The witness last saw the truck turn north onto Hoyne Avenue.
According to the report, the victim suffered two cuts to her head and a bruised thigh.
CPD’s Major Accident Investigations Unit is handling the case. They can be reached at 312-745-4521.
