Crime & Safety
Police Seeking Help Finding Driver After 18-Year-Old Killed In Southwest Side Hit-And-Run
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger inside the red SUV was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
April 8, 2026
Chicago police are seeking public help locating the driver of a red SUV wanted in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 18-year-old delivery driver in Chicago Lawn on Sunday.
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Damien Gomez, 18, was on his way to pick up food when a speeding driver hit him in the 6300 block of South Kedzie Avenue. Chicago police said that a red sport utility vehicle sped through a red light, hitting Gomez while he was riding his bike.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
