A 13-year-old girl died over the weekend after getting hit by a van on New Year’s Eve as she tried to pick up a cell phone in the roadway, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center.
The teen was pronounced dead shortly after 12:30 a.m. at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge as a result of the Chicago pedestrian accident, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The girl and a friend were returning home from a shopping center and attempting to cross U.S. Route 12 at Pheasant Ridge Road shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday when the victim was struck by a 2006 Dodge van driven by a 60-year-old Barrington man.
Lake County officials are investigating.
Family and friends fathered to bury a Rogers Park mother, after she was killed during a Christmas-week hit-and-run Chicago pedestrian accident, the News Center reported.
The woman was remembered at a church across the street from where she was fatally struck by a car Dec. 21 while walking with her six-year-old son, who was also hit. The driver was reportedly fleeing police at 70 to 80 mph and did not slow down or stop after striking the mother and her child.
The driver, who police report had cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana in his system, was ordered held without bail on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
A Chicago train accident delayed the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line on New Year’s Day after a person fell onto the tracks at the Lawrence Avenue station, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The victim was transported to Weiss Memorial Hospital in “stable” condition after falling off the station platform shortly after 5:15 p.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The day after Christmas, an 8-year-old boy was struck by a white Ford F-150 while crossing in the 5400 block of South Kostner Avenue in the West Elsdon car accident.
The truck did not stopped and turned westbound on 55th Street after the accident, according to the News Center.
The truck, possibly a 1995 to 1997, had an extended two-door cab with no rear cap and a temporary license plate with the letter “M” in the middle. Anyone with information about the driver or the vehicle should contact the Chicago Police Department Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521.