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.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 ON YOUTUBE FOR MORE CONTENT
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.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.All the news you need to know, every day