The coroner has released the identity of a Mundelein woman who died after she was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene near a gas station in Waukegan Sunday evening.
An autopsy performed Monday showed that Michelle Heidbrick, 36, of Mundelein, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 9:34 p.m. Sunday to the area of Grand Avenue and Jackson Street for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Emergency crews arrived and found a pedestrian, later identified as Heidbrick, who had been hit by a vehicle.
Lifesaving measures were performed by paramedics on the critically injured victim, who was reportedly crossing the street in front of the BP gas station.
An ambulance transported Heidbrick to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Craig Neal said the vehicle involved fled the scene before officers arrived.
The vehicle and driver involved have not been located as of Monday morning, Neal said.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the hospital around 11 p.m. and took possession of Heidbrick.
Grand Avenue was completely shut down late Sunday evening as investigators worked at the scene, which was cordoned off by crime scene tape.
The crash is being investigated by the Waukegan Police Department Major Crash Unit.