A juvenile has been taken into custody and charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Dolton that killed an 18-year-old woman.
Tonight, we're hearing from the family of 18-year-old Lania Smith. She's the teen that was struck and killed while walking to work. Family is urging anyone with any information to come forward.
A juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection with a March 30 hit-and-run crash in Dolton that killed 18-year-old Lania Smith; authorities say the juvenile was driving the red Chevrolet Corvette involved in the incident. Smith was struck and killed while walking to work near Sibley Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and the driver fled the scene after the crash, according to police.
Smith, a Hyde Park Academy student who aspired to become a nurse and helped care for her four younger siblings, was remembered by family members who called for justice; she was the second Hyde Park Academy student killed in a hit-and-run within a two-week period. A juvenile has been taken into custody and charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Dolton that killed an 18-year-old woman.
Lania Smith was fatally struck by a red Chevrolet Corvette on March 30 while walking to work near Sibley Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to a previous FOX 32 Chicago report. Authorities said the juvenile who was arrested was driving the Corvette involved in the crash. He is charged with leaching the scene of an accident involving a fatality and arson.
Smith attended Hyde Park Academy, and her family spoke with FOX Chicago after the crash, calling for justice. According to her aunt, Shaliah Maddox, Smith was a member of her high school's pom team, hoped to become a nurse and helped care for her four younger siblings. What's next:
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