Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after a woman was hospitalized after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Washington Street in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:55 p.m. on October 4 to the area of Washington Street and Lewis Avenue for a pedestrian-involved crash with […]
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Mother seeks help in locating hit-and-run vehicle that struck, injured child riding bicycle in Crystal Lake
A mother is seeking help in locating a vehicle that struck her 13-year-old son, leaving him injured, while he was riding his bicycle in a crosswalk in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake resident Stefanie O’Halleran told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that her 13-year-old, Bryce Ledet, was hit by a vehicle around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of Mundelein woman, unborn baby in Waukegan
A judge ordered a driver detained pending trial after prosecutors say she struck a Mundelein woman, killing her and her unborn baby, in Waukegan and fled the scene as officers arrived. Rosalinda Vaca, 49, of Waukegan, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death, a Class 1 felony. The Waukegan Police Department […]
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Prosecutors say driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of woman, unborn baby in Waukegan stopped nearby but fled when police arrived
Prosecutors say a driver charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a mother and her unborn baby in Waukegan initially stopped near the scene but fled when officers began arriving. Rosalinda Vaca, 49, of Waukegan, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death, a Class 1 felony. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan […]
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Police arrest and charge driver in hit-and-run that left Mundelein woman, unborn baby dead in Waukegan
Police announced they have arrested and charged the hit-and-run driver who struck a Mundelein mother, killing her and her unborn baby, 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 […]
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Mundelein woman fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Waukegan was pregnant, unborn baby also died
A Mundelein woman who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Waukegan on Sunday was 22 weeks pregnant and the mother of a teenager. Her unborn baby also did not survive. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Michelle Heidbrick, 36, of Mundelein, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of […]
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Coroner identifies Mundelein woman fatally struck by vehicle that fled scene near Waukegan gas station
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 […]
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Woman in her 30s dies after being struck by vehicle that fled scene near gas station in Waukegan
A woman in her 30s died after she was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene before police arrived near a gas station on Grand Avenue in Waukegan Sunday evening. 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 […]
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Driver hospitalized after being freed from rolled over car in hit-and-run crash near McHenry
A woman was transported to the hospital after being freed from her rolled-over car following a hit-and-run crash near McHenry that also led to a firefighter being injured. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to the area of Spring Grove Road and Miller Road in […]