Logan Square & Humboldt Park

Crime & Mayhem

West Town Fatal Hit-and-Run Has Police Looking For Two Men

December 11, 2014 8:18am | Updated December 11, 2014 8:18am
Two men were seen running away from the accident, police said.
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Courtesy of the Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO — Police are searching for two men who fled the scene after fatally injuring a 63-year-old woman in a Humboldt Park hit-and-run crash Sunday morning.

The accident occurred around 7:50 a.m. in the 2700 block of West Division Street when a 2010 Honda CRV with Wisconsin plates crashed into a 1993 Ford Escort driven by a 63-year-old woman, police said.

Bessie English, 63, of the 900 block of North Waller Avenue in South Austin, was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. She was pronounced dead at 9:22 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

She died of multiple blunt injuries to her torso as a result of the accident, according to the autopsy.

Two men were seen running away from the scene. No one is in custody for the fatal crash, police said.

Anyone with information on the incident should call detectives at 312-745-4521.

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