Crime & Safety

Hit and Run Fatality: Woman Killed in Hanover Park Motorcycle Crash

Police arrived to find the woman unresponsive on the roadway.

WHEATON, IL — An Elmhurst woman was killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in Hanover Park Monday, police said. Police have enlisted the help of DuPage County Accident Reconstruction Team to recreate the apparent two-vehicle crash, which was reported just before 8:30 p.m.

Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the woman, Christina Jankowski, 30, unresponsive on the roadway. Police detected no vital signs and sent her readings to Sherman Hospital in Elgin, which confirmed Jankowsi's death. Preliminary investigation indicates Jankowski died of massive head trauma.

The DuPage County Coroner's office is investigating the cause of death further, pending toxicology and autopsy results. If you have any information about this incident contact Hanover Park Police Department at 630-823-5500

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