The Brief
- A Beach Park man was arrested after police say he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene of a crash on the Edens Expressway.
- The pedestrian was hospitalized with serious, life-threatening injuries following the early-morning incident in Skokie.
- Damian Lopez, 30, is being held in the Cook County Jail pending his first court appearance.
SKOKIE – A suburban Chicago man is in custody after striking a pedestrian and fleeing the scene of a crash on the Edens Expressway, Illinois State Police said.
What we know:
Damian Lopez, 30, of Beach Park, was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a personal injury crash, a Class 4 felony, and failure to report a personal injury crash, a Class 2 felony, police said.…