Be on the lookout for a green, four-door Pontiac Grand Am with extensive damage to the passenger side front headlight that the Chicago Police Department said was involved in a crash with a 5-year-old girl named Monet Robinson, who died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than 30 minutes after the collision. Police officer Daniel O’Brien said that they are searching for a male driver in his 20s, according to CBS Chicago.
We shouldn’t need to have prayer circles for those who die after hit-and-run (or even hit-no-run crashes).
Read Grid Chicago to learn the prevalence of hit-and-run crashes for pedestrians and “pedalcyclists”.
3 of 4 pedestrian deaths this year in Chicago were from hit-and-run crashes (although all drivers have been apprehended). The fourth pedestrian death was a crash with a Metra train. What’re we gonna do about it?
Grid Chicago is a blog about sustainable transportation matters, projects and culture in Chicago and Illinois, by John Greenfield and Steven Vance. We launched in June 2011. Read the full blog at GridChicago.com. This blog will only show the key photo and summary of the full articles.
