Chicago police searching for driver who struck and killed man in Gage Park

Chicago police searching for driver who struck and killed man in Gage Park

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Chicago police are still searching for the driver and SUV involved in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday morning in Gage Park. 

The pedestrian, a 22-year-old man, was hit and killed while in the crosswalk just before 3:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Kedzie Avenue. 

The medical examiners identified the victim as 22-year-old Jermaine Martin.  

The driver ran a red light and hit him before fleeing northbound on Kedzie Avenue, last seen in the area of Archer Avenue and Sacramento Avenue. Surveillance cameras captured the crash. 

The vehicle was described as a 2014 – 2024 Silver Toyota 4Runner Limited, with possible front-end damage on the front right side of the vehicle

SUV Gage Park hit-and-run (side)

Chicago Police Department

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, using reference number JJ367808.

The video above is from an earlier report. 

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.