Overview
- The crash happened just after 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day in the 3400 block of East 95th Street on Chicago’s East Side.
- Police say a gray GMC SUV struck a pole near East 95th Street and South Chicago Avenue.
- The passenger, a 38-year-old woman, suffered head and body injuries and was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Medical Center.
- The driver left the scene and had not been identified as of Thursday evening, according to police.
- CPD’s Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the circumstances of the collision, and no other injuries were reported.