Overview

• The child, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Juslene Akeza, died after being struck Wednesday evening on the 6200 block of North Talman Avenue.
• Chicago police say the minivan was traveling northbound when it hit the girl as she crossed the street from east to west around 5:43 p.m.
• Paramedics took her to St. Francis Hospital with blunt-force trauma injuries before she was pronounced dead.
• Officers cited the driver for failure to reduce speed and failure to exercise due care to avoid a pedestrian.
• CPD's Major Accidents unit is investigating, and authorities directed anyone with information to submit an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.