Boy, 11, killed in hit-and-run on Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO - An 11-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run Thursday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Jalon James is the third child fatally struck by a driver in Chicago this month.
The crash occurred in the 3300 block of W. 16th Street. At about 10:20 a.m., the child was crossing the street — from the mouth of one alley to another, between Homan and Christiana — when he was struck by a vehicle.
He was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The offending vehicle fled in an unknown direction, police said. They did not release a description of the driver or the vehicle.
The child lived less than a block away from the crash, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The investigation is ongoing.
Two other children have been killed by drivers in Chicago in the last two weeks.
On June 9, 3-year-old Lily Grace died after she was run over by a semi driver in Uptown. She was riding in her mother’s bike carrier and fell under the wheels of the truck.
On June 2, a 2-year-old Rafi Cardenas was struck and killed by a driver while riding a mini-scooter in Lincoln Square.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.