A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in the 800 block of West Washington Boulevard in West Loop, Chicago police said.
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in the 800 block of West Washington Boulevard in Greektown, Chicago police said.A man was killed in a Saturday morning hit-and-run crash on Chicago's West Side, police said.
The crash happened in the West Loop neighborhood's West Washington Boulevard and North Green Street intersection at about 1:06 a.m., police said. A witness told officers they saw a black Mercedes run a stop sign and hit a 26-year-old man, who was crossing the street. The Mercedes continued eastbound on Washington Boulevard.
Police said the victim, who suffered blunt force trauma to the whole body, was transported in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are looking for the four-door 2006-2010 Mercedes-Benz sedan, which may be missing the passenger side-view mirror with some possible some front-end damage.Police did not immediately provide further information about the crash.
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