Family Offering Reward In Lake Zurich Teen's Death
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (CBS) -- The family of the Lake Zurich teen who died in a weekend hit-and-run is now offering a reward for information about the driver.
As WBBM Newsradio 780's Lisa Fielding reports, relatives of Gabby Drozdz say they have already raised funds in her honor, and have set up a Facebook page and a memorial page.
The girl's family is still working out details, but Drozdz's sister says a donation account will be set up at a local bank, with contributions to help cover costs or go toward the reward, the Daily Herald reports.
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Drozdz, 18, died after a light-colored sport-utility vehicle hit her as she walked south on the shoulder of Church Street in Lake Zurich at about 9:15 p.m. Friday. She was on her way to the local Alpine Festival with two friends, both of whom suffered minor injuries in the accident.
One of them, Rosie Fitts, was still shaken over the weekend as she described her friend's last moments.
"I looked and see that Gabby, she's not moving. She has blood coming off her face. And I held her hand and I prayed and I told her, 'Gabby, I love you so much.' And I prayed to God she'd be OK," Fitts told reporters.
Drozdz never regained consciousness after she was hit but did not suffer, her stepbrother, Scott Grzelak, said. Paramedics who worked on the teen en route to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead, he said.
The offending vehicle was last seen heading eastbound erratically on Route 22 near Quentin Road, the Daily Herald reported.
The Lake Zurich Police Department asks people with information to call (847) 438-2349.
