Overview

• Officers responded around 2:13 a.m. to the 6600 block of South Ashland Avenue for a report of a pedestrian struck.
• The victim, described only as a woman, suffered trauma to her body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Police report the striking vehicle was a black sedan traveling northbound at a high rate of speed.
• No arrests have been made, and the Major Accidents Investigative Unit is leading the investigation.
• Authorities have not released the victim’s identity or additional details.