Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Accident leaves 62-year-old pedestrian seriously injured on New England Avenue, police say.
A 30-year-old man was charged with a felony for leaving the scene of an accident that left a pedestrian seriously injured, reports said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Eric J. Smok, of the 9800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence and leaving the scene of accident after Oak Lawn police said he struck a 62-year-old man shortly after 2 a.m. Jan. 5. Police were called to the 9500 block of South New England Avenue for a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian, reports said. Upon their arrival, police saw the male victim laying in the parkway. When they attempted to talk to injured pedestrian, police said the victim could only mumble. Police located the…
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports, Jan. 5-12.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12 A Hickory Hills man told police he was driving near 98th Street and Cicero Avenue around 1:45 p.m. when his rear window suddenly shattered. The driver said he did not see who might have cause the damage and could not find the object that shattered the window. Kiara C. Walker, 22, of the 1400 block of 109th Place in Chicago, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, operation of uninsured motor vehicle and driving too fast for conditions. Police said Walker caused a three-car accident at 91st Street and Cicero Avenue around 7:45 p.m. and fled. When stopped a few blocks away, she told officers she left because she had been “scared.” No injuries were reported. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 Ricardo Mosqueda, 30, of the 9200 …
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Woman whose car is hit follows other driver until police catch up in Palos Heights.
Two men face charges for switching places in the driver's seat after leaving the scene of an accident on Dec. 11, reports said. Peter Rodriguez, 44, of Tinley Park was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and permitting an intoxicated person to drive. Palos Heights police charged Kristopher Zitta, 22, of Peotone, for driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence. Oak Lawn police drove to 95th Street and Melvina Avenue after a woman called to say her car had been rear-ended by another car around 7:30 p.m. Police said the woman followed men’s car and saw both men get out and switch places after the accident. She described Rodriguez, the driver, as wearing a Chicago Bears coat and Zitta…
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Farrell
7:45 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I agree with the UnOwen. Who knows when this poor man will be able to walk again, if he is, and he gets a citation. Does he have a court date, too? STUPID! I smell a rookie! Hopefully his desk sergeant ripped him a new one. more ›