2 women killed, 1 in critical condition in hit-and-run on West Side; driver fled on foot, CPD says

CHICAGO — Chicago police said the driver of an SUV who was speeding and ignoring a stop sign in East Garfield Park early Sunday morning fled on foot and is not in custody. The driver of the SUV who was speeding and ignoring a stop sign in East Garfield Park early Sunday morning killed two women and left another hospitalized in critical condition.

According to police, around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a white Dodge SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed, disregarded a stop sign in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue and collided with a green Buick sedan that was passing through the intersection.

According to police, one of the sedan’s occupants, a 47-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another, a 34-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital and a third, a 32-year-old woman, was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

According to police, the driver of the SUV that struck the sedan fled on foot north on Kedzie Avenue and has not yet been arrested.

Major Accidents is investigating the incident.