A woman hit by a passing car in Garfield Park early Saturday morning has died, according to police.
The woman was struck by a red SUV in the 4200 block of West Congress Parkway just after 2 a.m. Saturday. After hitting the woman, the driver of the SUV fled north on Kildare Ave., police said.
The hit-and-run victim was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital Saturday. The woman’s identity is still unknown, and detectives are still looking for the driver.
More than half of pedestrians killed in auto accidents in Chicago are hit by an SUV or another large vehicle, according to city data.