$150K bail for man charged in fatal Englewood hit-and-run

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Bail was set Saturay at $150,000 for a 69-year-old man charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman Thursday  in Englewood.

Mathew Price, of the 5400 block of South Peoria, is charged with a felony count of failure to report an accident involving a death and a misdemeanor count of failure to give information or give aid for an injury, according to the police. He also was cited for not exercising due care.

Jazzalyn Fontanez, 22, died at Stroger Hospital after being hit around 1:45 p.m. Thursday in the 5900 block of South Halsted.

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