Shawman Meireis was struck and killed in Clearing by a speeding Corvette 'showing off' for another Corvette, CPD and witnesses said.
They were cutting off each other and weaving through traffic until one of them hit a car and careened into Meireis as she crossed the street early Sunday, according to police and witnesses.
She "was a much-loved daughter, sister, aunt, and partner," her family said in a statement. "Shawman loved music, the outdoors and her many nieces and nephews. She was the ultimate aunt, and will be deeply missed by all who knew her." The driver of the red Corvette changed lanes to overtake the blue Corvette and struck a Hyundai headed in the other direction and turning left at 65th Street, according to one witness. The red Corvette continued into a crosswalk and hit Meireis, police said. A paramedic told people at the scene that her pulse was faint as they placed her into an ambulance.
He scoffed at the driver's story about a carjacking. "If I personally was running from a carjacking, I wouldn't wait at a light revving my engine. I'd run to hide from whatever is chasing me. Meireis grew up in Maine, then attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Boston University before receiving her MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business, family spokeswoman Lauren McCauley said.
Police Supt. David Brown said Monday morning there was no evidence yet that the accident on Cicero Avenue was related to drag-racing, despite witness statements. "That would be pure speculation at this point, Brown said, saying the investigation was still ongoing."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chicago crime crisis: Suspect brazenly guns down woman outside police station, fires into buildingA gunman shot two people outside of Chicago's 22nd District Police Station in Morgan Hill on Chicago's South Side, killing a woman and critically injuring a man.
Read more »
Pedestrian struck, killed by sedan in Clearing crosswalk, Chicago police sayA pedestrian was hit and killed by sedan in the 6400 block of South Cicero Avenue, the Chicago Police Department said.
Read more »
Woman in crosswalk run over and killed in Chicago's Clearing neighborhoodChicago police said that a man, 27, was driving a sedan southbound on Cicero Avenue at a “high rate of speed” when he changed lanes and collided with another car being driven by a 19-year-old woman.
Read more »
MPD: Wife shoots husband during domestic disputeA Mobile woman is jailed after police say she shot her husband during an argument.
Read more »
Chicago shooting: 2 shot, 1 killed outside Morgan Park police station, authorities sayA Chicago shooting left a woman shot and killed and another hurt outside a Morgan Park police station on the city's South Side, authorities said.
Read more »