Man, 47, Dies After Struck In Hit-And-Run, Police Seek Public's Help: Hazel Crest PD

HAZEL CREST, IL — Hazel Crest police are investigating after a 47-year-old man died after being struck in a hit-and-run Thursday night, police said.

Police were called just before 10 p.m. Friday to 176th Street and Kedzie Avenue, for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Police found a man injured in the roadway.

Police learned a light-colored SUV headed southbound on Kedzie from 175th Street had struck a man who was attempting to cross the street. The driver fled the scene without rendering aid, police said. The South Suburban

The man, identified as Russell Bouie, 47, of Hazel Crest, was taken by Hazel Crest Fire Department ambulance to Advocate Christ Hospital, where he died Saturday, Oct. 4.

Hazel Crest police used technology to determine a direction of travel and location of a vehicle suspected of hitting Bouie. After learning police had been at their home, the owner of the vehicle went to the Hazel Crest police department and was taken into custody, police said. After being held in custody for 48 hours, the person was released pending the completion of further investigation requirements.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact the Hazel Crest Police Investigations Division at 708-335-9640.