George Evans / Photo from Chicago Police
BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media Wire
A motorist accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in the Chatham neighborhood Sunday has been charged with reckless homicide.
George R. Evans, 23, was charged with one count of felony reckless homicide with a motor vehicle for a crash in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue, police said.
The unidentified woman — thought to be in her 20s — was in a crosswalk about 10 p.m. Sunday when a Volkswagen Passat speeding southbound from the Dan Ryan Expressway struck her, police said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the fatality, but said the woman remained unidentified as of Monday.
Evans and a 24-year-old woman riding in the car were both taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital for treatment, police said.
He was also cited for failing to reduce speed, not yielding to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and disobeying a red light, police said.
Evans, of the 9700 block of South Green Street, is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a bond hearing.
— Sun-Times Media Wire