CHICAGO — The driver who struck and killed a 69-year-old woman as she crossed a street in Uptown two summers ago has been given a six-year prison sentence. Ricky Hernandez, 32, pleaded guilty to failing to report a fatal accident, according to court records.
Soyfa Athamanah was walking home when she entered a crosswalk in the 5100 block of North Broadway around 10:30 p.m. on July 25, 2023, officials said. Athamanah, who suffered a severe head injury, was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Her family members told the Sun-Times that she was returning from a regular visit with friends at a Thai restaurant downtown.
Hernandez allegedly struck her with his black 2017 Honda Civic and kept driving…