Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run; Police Question Motorist
Updated 7/5/11 8:46 p.m.
CHICAGO (STMW) - Police are questioning a person for a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning on the South Side.
A Jeep Cherokee struck a woman about 8:50 a.m. as she attempted to cross the 4600 block of South Ashland Avenue in the crosswalk, police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said.
The woman was identified as 52-year-old Yvonne Williams, of the 5500 block of South Justine St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. She was pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 9:33 a.m.
Police stopped the SUV in the 1600 block of West 45th Street and the motorist was taken into custody, Zala said. Police are calling him a "person of interest" Tuesday night.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating, but no charges have been filed Tuesday night.
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