2 pedestrians struck by driver fleeing traffic stop; 1 dead
Posted May 10, 2018 7:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say one person was killed and another injured when the driver of an auto fleeing a traffic stop plowed into two pedestrians.
Authorities say police were conducting a traffic stop in the South Side West Chatham neighborhood on Thursday afternoon when the driver attempted to flee.
One of the pedestrians struck, a 55-year-old woman, was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The other pedestrian, a 30-year-old man, was treated on the scene by the Chicago Fire Department.
None of the victims were identified late Thursday.
Police say arrests have been made.
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