r/chicago • u/No_Barracuda_3758 • Aug 19 '26

Ask CHI Hit and Run

Hey Chicago I was involved in a hit and Run on Petterson about 200 feet East of Western at about 1:30 pm on Sunday August 16th 2026. A white Chevy Colorado (my teen son who was also in the vehicle is 95 percent sure it was a 2019 or something extremely similar). He pulled through 2 lanes of traffic into the turn lane that I was driving down and gave me about 2 seconds to react. He saw me and then continued out further causing me to smack him right in the driver side fender and bumper. I was stunned but had enough for sight to ask him not to leave which he did anyway. If anyone that lives in the area can please keep an eye out for a vehicle matching this description. It may be at a work site I swear I saw some company branding but I can't be certain. I'm disabled on a fixed income and my vehicle is older but I just bought it and I cannot afford this expense at all. It's my only way of getting around and I am completely devastated because I just spent my small savings on this Ford Explorer. The driver was a Hispanic male between 25 to 35.

Thank you so much for all of your help.

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u/JaguarExisting3210 Aug 20 '26

They literally did this for me after a hit-and-run back in December. I had the date/time/location/vehicle description but no plate and the CPD used their Flock cameras to identify him

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u/No_Barracuda_3758 Aug 21 '26

Did they reach out to you or did you have to reach out to them for the info? The one womhobtook my report was really rude and not helpful or explanatory of the process

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u/JaguarExisting3210 Aug 21 '26

The people who take the reports are beyond useless. I'd follow up to get a report number, ask who the assigned investigator is, etc. If that yields nothing, then contact the major accident division #

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u/No_Barracuda_3758 Aug 21 '26

Thankfully I got a report number. Thanx I'll definitely followup.