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CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Police release images of vehicle that hit, killed man in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood
Chicago Police on Sunday issued a community alert with surveillance images of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Chicago's Southwest Side. At 3:25 a.m. Saturday, a pedestrian was crossing Kedzie Avenue at 55th Street when he was struck by a silver Toyota 4Runner Limited that ran the red light. Surveillance video shows the victim seemed to stop for a second before he was hit, then kept walking before the SUV hit him and took off. The driver didn't stop to help the victim, who was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as 22-year-old Jermaine Martin. Police said the SUV fled north on Kedzie Avenue after the incident and was last seen in the areas of Sacramento and Archer avenues in the Brighton Park neighborhood. Police released surveillance images of the sport-utility vehicle involved in the crash, which may have front-end damage on its front right side. Anyone with information is asked to call the police Major Accident Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at and use reference RD #JJ367808.
CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Chicago police release photos of SUV sought in fatal Gage Park hit-and-run
Chicago police are still searching for the driver and SUV involved in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday morning in Gage Park. The pedestrian, a 22-year-old man, was hit and killed while in the crosswalk just before 3:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Kedzie Avenue. The medical examiners identified the victim as 22-year-old Jermaine Martin. The driver ran a red light and hit him before fleeing northbound on Kedzie Avenue, last seen in the area of Archer Avenue and Sacramento Avenue. Surveillance cameras captured the crash. The vehicle was described as a 2014 - 2024 Silver Toyota 4Runner Limited, with possible front-end damage on the front right side of the vehicle Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at using reference number JJ367808. The video above is from an earlier report.
