Crime & Safety

Father Speaks After Daughter Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver While Riding Electric Scooter In South Shore

"I never got a chance to hold her. I didn't get a chance to see her at the hospital or anything like that," said Ogie Davis tearfully.

(CBS Chicago)

Updated on: March 24, 2026

The family of a 15-year-old girl is grieving after she was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding an electric scooter on Saturday evening in the South Shore neighborhood.

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Her father is waiting anxiously for Chicago police detectives to call and say they have someone in custody, as the family is saddened by the loss.

"I never got a chance to hold her. I didn't get a chance to see her at the hospital or anything like that, and it's hard to hold it in," said Ogie Davis while holding back tears.

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