An Evanston woman intentionally struck a pedestrian with her car following an argument at an Edgewater crosswalk, leaving the 61-year-old man with a traumatic brain injury so severe that he is expected to undergo long-term residential care, according to a detention filing from prosecutors.
Ivory Buchanan, 41, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery in connection with the July 26 incident.
The victim was in a crosswalk at Ravenswood Avenue and Ridge Avenue when Buchanan drove her black 2023 Ford C-Max past him without yielding around 6:20 p.m., prosecutors said in a detention petition. Angered by her failure to stop, the man struck Buchanan’s car with his hand, prompting her to stop and pull the vehicle in his direction, according to the filing…