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Yorkville police say driver ‘intentionally struck’ 2 people, killing 1, before fleeing; suspect in custody · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville police say Driver intentionally struck two people, killing one before fleeing,
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  suspect in custody. This article
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  A 23-year-old man from Sandwich has been identified as the victim of
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  the fatal hit and run crash, in Yorkville on Sunday evening. Police
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  say their investigation indicates the driver intentionally struck two pedestrians before fleeing
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  the scene. A
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  suspect is in custody After being taken by medics following the crash,
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  Victor Hernández Medina was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to a
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  police news release. A second person struck by the vehicle was treated
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  for injuries that are not life-threatening. The Yorkville Police Department says a
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  suspect was taken into custody and remains detained as the investigation continues.
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  No charges have currently been fled the police responded about 5:13 p.m.
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  Sunday to the 300 block of East Veterans Parkway near the Planet
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  Fitness parking area. Police said upon arrival the located two injured pedestrians
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  who had been struck by the vehicle that subsequently fled the scene.
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  A vehicle matching the description of the vehicle that fled the scene,
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  along with its driver, were located a short time later in Oswego,
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  according to the release. The police said their preliminary investigation indicates that
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  the individuals involved arranged to meet at they location prior to the
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  incident. Investigators have determined that, shortly after the parties met, the vehicle
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  intentionally struck both pedestrians before fleeing the area, the police said in
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  the release. The police investigation into the incident remains ongoing. The Yorkville
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  Police Department currently is being assisted with the assist investigating by the
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  Kendall County Major Crimes Task Force and the Illinois State Police. ShawLocal
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  will provide updates as they become available.