Overview

• At about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, a 79-year-old woman walking near Leonard Avenue on Big Hollow Road was struck by an eastbound Nissan Altima driven by a 41-year-old Wood Dale resident.
• First responders found the woman seriously injured and transported her to a local hospital in critical condition.
• The driver remained at the scene, is cooperating with authorities, and neither she nor a small child in her vehicle sustained injuries.
• The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team has been assigned to reconstruct the collision and collect evidence.
• Preliminary reports indicate the victim may have memory impairment and left home without her caretaker’s knowledge, raising questions about supervision.