Woman struck by two vehicles in fatal hit-and-run in Austin

Both vehicles struck Jennifer Nicole Kelleher, 25, who was crossing the street, police said.

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Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

A woman was struck by two vehicles Friday on the West Side.

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A woman was struck by two vehicles in a fatal hit-and-run Friday night in Austin on the West Side.

About 5:45 p.m., a white SUV was westbound in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard when it struck a black sedan eastbound on the same street, Chicago police said. Both vehicles then struck the woman, 25, who was crossing the street, police said.

She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, officials said. She was identified as Jennifer Nicole Kelleher by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Both vehicles fled the scene.

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