The coroner has released the identity of a 17-year-old boy who was left to die in the roadway after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Waukegan Sunday morning.
An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jorge Carmona, 17, of Waukegan, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle collision, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:45 a.m. Sunday to the area of Belvidere Road and Fulton Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Emergency crews arrived to find a male victim, later identified as Carmona, who had been ran over by a vehicle, which fled the scene.
Carmona was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, Banek said.
Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said Carmona was riding a bicycle when he was struck.
Investigators were on the scene for several hours investigating the hit-and-run, which left the boy deceased in the middle of Belvidere Road.
Officers shut down Belvidere Road between Elmwood Avenue and Glen Rock Avenue during the investigation.
Chastain said Tuesday that investigators are making progress on the case and additional information is expected to be released soon.