Police ask for help identifying hit-and-run driver

By Admin on December 27, 2009

Police are searching for a driver who struck and injured an 8-year-old boy Saturday night in the West Elsdon neighborhood.

About 6:15 p.m. Saturday, the boy was crossing the street in the 5400 block of South Kostner Avenue when he was hit by a white Ford F-150 pick up truck, police said. The truck continued southbound on Kostner Avenue and then turned westbound on 55th Street, police said.

The Ford truck vehicle year is possibly between 1995 to 1997, police said. The truck has an extended 2-door cab with no rear cap, police said.

The truck also has a temporary license plate with the letter “M” in the middle.

The driver is described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, about 5 foot 8 inches tall, with a thin build, long black ponytail and a tattoo on his neck, police said.

Anyone with information about the driver or the vehicle should contact the Chicago Police Department Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521.

– Staff report