CHICAGO – Police need help investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead in East Garfield Park overnight.
The victim, who has not yet been identified, was on the street near Harrison and Homan when a northbound vehicle struck him around 12:11 p.m., according to a Chicago Police crash report. The impact sent the victim flying onto the hood of a southbound vehicle while the driver responsible continued north on Homan, according to the report.
CPD said the victim was pronounced dead at 12:48 p.m
The department’s Major Accident Investigation Unit released two surveillance images of the perpetrator’s car. It is silver with a black roof and could be a Nissan Maxima, they said. According to police, the car will have a broken windshield, a broken left mirror and damage to the left front bumper.
Detectives can be reached at 312-745-4521. The case number is JH-456143.
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