Female pedestrian, 35, killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Jesse Gather, 48, on South Kedzie Avenue on West Side of Chicago, Illinois
Man charged in fatal hit-and-run on West Side
Gather has been charged with felony counts of reckless homicide/motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury death and a misdemeanor count of reckless driving.
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When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.
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