Chicago police are searching for the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a 22-year-old man in Gage Park early Saturday morning before fleeing the scene.
The crash happened around 3:25 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Kedzie Avenue. Police said the victim was walking in the crosswalk when a northbound SUV ran a red light and hit him.
According to a witness statement in the police report, the vehicle, believed to be a Toyota 4Runner Limited, sped away north on Kedzie without stopping. The car may have front-end damage on the passenger side. It was last seen in the area of Archer Avenue and Sacramento Avenue.
Responding officers found the victim lying in the street near 55th Street and Kedzie Avenue. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at 4:14 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Accident Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, referencing case number JJ367808.
