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Chicago Police Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver After Woman Critically Injured on West Side

Detectives have released surveillance images of a maroon GMC SUV to solicit community assistance in locating the suspect.

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Overview

  • The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of North Pulaski Road in Humboldt Park when a 58-year-old woman walking along the street was struck by a southbound red SUV whose driver fled the scene.
  • Officers report the victim suffered trauma to her body and was hospitalized in serious condition at a nearby trauma center.
  • Surveillance photos show a 2002 maroon GMC Yukon XL with tinted windows and Illinois license plate DR60795 suspected in the hit-and-run.
  • Chicago police urge anyone with information to contact CPD Area Four Detectives at 312-746-8251, dial 911, or submit an anonymous tip at CPDtip.com.
  • Community leaders have offered rewards and pressed for policy reforms to curb a series of hit-and-run crashes and broader summer violence across the city.