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Police release image of vehicle in deadly Uptown hit-and-run last month

August 2, 2023 / 9:52 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

Police still searching for driver in deadly Uptown hit-and-run

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver behind a deadly hit-and-run crash.

On Wednesday, investigators released a stock photo of the type of car they're looking for.

They say a 2017 Honda Civic is the car that hit Soyfa Athamanah, 69, as she crossed Winona and Broadway on July 25 after 10:30 p.m. in the Uptown neighborhood.

Chicago Police Department

Athamanah was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Surveillance video captured the car. Police believe it may have some front-end damage.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or the driver is asked to call police.

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.