Woman, 83, charged in hit-and-run that killed 6-year-old boy
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
A tip from an auto body shop helped police locate and charge an 83-year-old woman with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 6-year-old boy in McHenry County last weekend.
Witnesses told police the boy was struck just after 9 p.m. Saturday by a vehicle that left the scene without stopping near 4601 Franklinville Rd. in Seneca Township, between Woodstock and Marengo. The vehicle fled the northbound on Franklinville Road, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's office.
The boy was taken to Centegra Hospital in Woodstock where he was pronounced dead.
Following a tip from a body shop, the sheriff's Traffic Crash Investigation Unit determined a silver 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Veramae C. Phillip, 83, of Woodstock, struck the boy in the roadway, a release from the sheriff's office said.
After warrants were authorized, charging felony counts of leaving the scene of a fatal traffic crash and failure to report a fatal traffic crash, Phillip turned herself in on Thursday, according to the sheriff's office. She was released after paying $5,000 bail on a $50,000 bond, the release said.
Alcohol or drugs are not suspected to have played a role in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Traffic Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner's office.
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