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Chicago woman charged after collision with teen bicyclist in Oswego · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Chicago woman charged after collision with teen bicyclist in Oswego.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. A Chicago
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  Speaker 1: woman has been charged after police said she crashed her
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  Speaker 1: vehicle into a bicycle in Oswego early Wednesday, injuring a 15-year-old.
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  Speaker 1: The victim... An Oswego resident was transported to Rush Copley
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  Speaker 1: Medical Center in Aurora and later transferred to Loyola University
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  Speaker 1: Medical Center in Maywood for treatment. Their current condition is unknown.
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  Speaker 1: Jasmine Smith, 36, of Chicago has been charged with leaving
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  Speaker 1: the scene of an accident and driving while license suspended.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego police said, At approximately 12.07 a.m., Oswego police officers
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  Speaker 1: were dispatched to Illinois Route 31, and West Washington Street
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  Speaker 1: for a report of a bicyclist who had been struck
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  Speaker 1: by a vehicle, according to a news release from the
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police Department. The vehicle left the scene and was
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  Speaker 1: last seen traveling northbound on Route 31, the release said.
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  Speaker 1: Approximately 20 minutes after the crash, deputies from the Kendall
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Office located a vehicle matching witness descriptions in
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  Speaker 1: a parking lot off Harbor Drive. Shortly after the vehicle
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  Speaker 1: was located, Dispatchers advised that a female caller was reporting
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  Speaker 1: that she had struck a person on a bicycle, the
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  Speaker 1: release said. Officers subsequently interviewed the woman as part of
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  Speaker 1: their investigation. A preliminary investigation determined that Smith was traveling
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  Speaker 1: north on Route 31 near West Washington Street when she
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  Speaker 1: allegedly struck the bicyclist, according to police. Oswego police arrested
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  Speaker 1: Smith for leaving the scene of an accident and driving
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  Speaker 1: while license suspended. The investigation remains ongoing and the case
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  Speaker 1: will be reviewed for any additional charges, police said. Smith
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  Speaker 1: has an October 6th court date.