Woman, 65, killed in hit-and-run crash in west suburban Chicago
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) — The family of a suburban woman hit and killed in a hit-and-run crash is pleading for the driver to come forward.
Police said the woman was found in the roadway just after 9 p.m. in the 600 block of Ogden Avenue. She was identified as Robin Robinson, 65—not to be confused with the former CBS 2 and Fox 32 news anchor of the same name.
Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that Robinson was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura sport-utility vehicle heading west on Ogden Avenue.
The victim's sister said the Jewel-Osco employee lived along Ogden Avenue for years, had no car, and was known for walking everywhere she went.
"She was very well-known and loved in Downers Grove," said Annie Moore, "and because she did walk—she walked to and from work from all these jobs—and so people called her the Ogden walker."
The Downers Grove Police Department and the DuPage M.E.R.I.T. Major Crash Reconstruction Team are investigating the crash. The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of family members.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Downers Grove Police Department at 630-434-5600.