CHICAGO – A Chicago man has been charged in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in January 2023.
What we know:
Lydale Durr, 48, of Chicago, was arrested on Thursday in the 1700 block of S. State Street.
He was identified as the person who fatally struck a 25-year-old female pedestrian while he was driving in Austin on January 27, 2023.
Durr was charged with one felony count of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting or rendering aid.
The backstory:
A 25-year-old woman was killed Friday night when she was struck by two vehicles that collided on Chicago’s West Side.
Around 5:45 p.m., police say the female pedestrian was crossing the street in the 5000 block of W. Washington Boulevard when a white SUV traveling westbound on Washington struck a black sedan heading eastbound on Washington.
The vehicles then both struck the woman, police said. Both vehicles fled the scene.
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The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Source: Details for this story were provided by the Chicago Police Department.
