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Machesney Park man is suspect in Rockford DUI hit-and-run that killed 56-year-old woman

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police are actively searching for Phillip Wall, 45, of Machensey Park, the suspect in a fatal Rockford hit and run that left 56-year-old pedestrian dead.

Rockford Police officers responded to the area of North Springfield and West State around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, January 25th, to find Michelle Jones severely injured and unresponsive.

She was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead at 7:36 p.m.

An autopsy determined she died of blunt trauma to the head, neck, chest, and abdomen.

Police identify suspect in fatal hit and run on Rockford’s Auburn Street Bridge

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police are searching for a suspect in a fatal January hit-and-run that killed a 32-year-old man on the Auburn Street Bridge. According to authorities, Martavion Howard was a pedestrian who was found lying on the bridge around 7:45 p.m. on Friday, January 17th. Howard was…

October 8, 2025

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Chicago woman charged with DUI and reckless homicide in fatal Rockford crash

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Authorities have charged a Chicago area woman with reckless homicide and DUI for a Rockford crash that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old woman early Sunday morning. According to the Rockford Police Department, officers were called to the roundabout at Kishwaukee Street and Airport Drive…

September 15, 2025

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Rockford police identify driver in hit-and-run that hurt 15-year-old

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police have announced the arrest of a suspect in a hit-and-run that injured a 15-year-old cyclist on N. 2nd Street last month. Police said the incident happened around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 20th. Video of the crash was captured on surveillance cameras at a…

July 1, 2025

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