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Hit And Run

Friday, May 17, 2013

Police: Hit-and-Run Driver Caught Driving Drunk

A suspect has been arrested in Wednesday's hit-and-run accident in Wilmette after being charged with a D.U.I. in Arlington Heights.

A 19-year-old Chicago woman is being charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to aid or give information and improper backing after a hit-and-run accident in Wilmette on Wednesday, Wilmette Police reports state. Jasmine Moore, 19, of Chicago, was involved in a hit-and-run accident in the 3500 block of Lake Ave, police reports state. The incident started as a minor property damage traffic crash at Edens Plaza, between two vehicles, according to police. The victim told police that Moore's car struck her vehicle, and Moore fled the scene. The victim followed Moore's vehicle until Moore eventually stopped in the 3500 block of Lake Ave., where the victim approached her vehicle. Moore …

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Police: 85-year-old Wilmette Man Charged After Pedestrian Hit and Run

Police reports indicate the elderly man admitted to panicking and leaving the scene.

An 85-year-old Wilmette man has been charged with a misdemeanor and three traffic offenses after he struck a 25-year-old local man while driving, police reported. Louis Kolpas, of the 2700 block of Lincoln Lane, Wilmette, allegedly struck the man while driving his car through the intersection of Lake Avenue and North Hibbard Road at 11:19 a.m. on Nov. 9. Police responders reported finding the victim, who is also reportedly a Wilmette resident, lying on his back in the curb lane, screaming and disoriented. The man told police he did not know what happened and said he felt pain in his legs. Three witnesses provided similar accounts of a white vehicle traveling northbound on Hibbard Road, striking the pedestrian and sending the man flying …

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