78-year-old man killed in crash in Chicago’s northern suburbs

CHICAGO (CBS) — An elderly man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in north suburban Skokie on Sunday afternoon.

Police said officers responded to a crash at Crawford Avenue and Kirk Street on Sunday shortly before 4 p.m., where a car had struck a pedestrian crossing the street.

The victim, 78-year-old Alfred Slivo, died from his injuries, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

The car that hit him fled the scene.

Skokie police and the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force Major Crash Assistance Team investigated the crash.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call Skokie police at (847) 982-5900.