Driver Of SUV Sought In Hit-And-Run That Injured Evanston Woman: PD

EVANSTON, IL — Evanston Police are searching for the driver of a white SUV that was involved in a hit-and-run accident earlier this month that was reported over the weekend after the daughter of the victim who was hit came to police.

The 53-year-old Evanston woman was crossing Chicago Avenue at the intersection of Dempster Street on Feb. 8 when she was struck by a white SUV, police said on Tuesday. At the time, the woman was taken to Evanston Hospital and admitted to intensive care, but was unable to tell police what had happened, police said.

At the time, the woman said she believed she fell because of a medical event, police said. But the woman’s daughter contacted police on Saturday to inform detectives that her mother had been the victim of a hit-and-run accident.

Police said the woman’s daughter was able to produce surveillance footage of the incident that showed her mother being hit by a white or lighter-colored SUV resembling a Nissan Rogue, police said on Tuesday.

The vehicle was turning onto northbound Chicago Avenue off Dempster when it hit the woman, police said.

The SUV and its driver have not been identified, police said. The Evanston Police Department continues the investigation, which includes searching for and reviewing additional surveillance footage.

The Evanston Police Department will continue to assess the investigation and the need for a public release of surveillance footage to assist the investigation, police said.

Anyone with information or video surveillance footage in connection with the investigation is asked to contact the Evanston Police Traffic Bureau at (847) 866-5079 or Text-A-Tip to CRIME (274637) and then start the message with EPDTIP.