WEST SIDE AUSTIN, IL — One woman is dead after a hit-and-run accident that happened in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, April 20th, 2014, according to a news article from Chicago CBS Local.
Officials currently have reason to believe Jennie Davis was killed when she was struck by a vehicle when she was walking along or trying to cross West North Avenue around 9:45 Sunday evening.
Scene of the Accident
Emergency responders transported Jennie Davis to nearby Loyola University medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries a short time after her arrival.
The driver of the offending vehicle was later identified by police as 32-year-old Maurice McDowell, who currently faces drunk driving and hit-and-run related charges stemming from the accident.
Officials from the Illinois State Police are helping local authorities with the crash investigation.
Commentary:
Whenever I see a hit-and-run, I just know people want to know what may be going on the drivers head. More often than not, its one of two scenarios. Either the drivers were flooded with a sudden, panicked fight or flight response and they drive away, only to return minutes later once their head clears. The other side of the coin is drivers with something to hide, which is almost always criminal in nature. Either they are wanted by police and they know it, or they may be intoxicated behind the wheel, I’ve seen both scenarios. If they were intoxicated, we can look to see if that evening they made any purchases at a bar, and then examine security footage from that bar or restaurant to gauge approximately how much he had to drink. People believe hit-and-run accidents are hopeless, but the technology to prove what was going on has grown by leaps and bounds, and is only getting better.
–Grossman Law Offices
