Hanover Park police seek hit-and-run driver

Hanover Park police are asking the public for information on a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a 9-year-old girl. Police said the girl was riding her bike at 6:42 p.m. Tuesday around the bike path at Walnut Avenue and Catalpa Street when she was struck by a vehicle, possibly a pickup truck. The driver left the scene without stopping. Interim Police Chief David Webb said the girl was taken to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates with serious injuries. She has since been released. Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information should call police at (630) 372-4467.