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79-year-old man killed in hit-and-run crash on Near West Side, police seeking suspect who witness says ran light, fled on foot

CHICAGO — Chicago police are searching for a driver that a witness says fled on foot after running a red light and causing a crash that killed a 79-year-old man Tuesday night on the Near West Side.

According to police, officers responded to the scene of the crash around 8:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West Jackson Boulevard. They were told by a witness that a black sedan going south on South Western Avenue ran a light and hit a white sedan going west on W. Jackson Blvd.

The driver of the black sedan then fled on foot, police say.

The driver of the white sedan, a 79-year-old man, sustained trauma to the body and was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There was also a passenger in the white sedan, a 62-year-old woman, who was taken to an area hospital with an injury.

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Detectives with CPD’s Major Accidents Unit were at the intersection collecting evidence for hours, but as of now police have nobody in custody and have not yet released a description of the suspect they’re looking for.

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