Man Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Englewood
(STMW) --Bond was set at $150,000 on Saturday for a 69-year-old man charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a woman Thursday afternoon in Englewood.
Mathew Price, of the 5400 block of South Peoria, was charged with a felony count of failure to report an accident involving a death and a misdemeanor count of failure to give information or give aid for an injury, according to police. He was also cited for not exercising due care for a pedestrian in the roadway.
Jazzalyn Fontanez, 22, was struck by the vehicle about 1:45 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Halsted, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Fontanez, of the 1700 block of North Campbell, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m., the medical examiner's office said.
Price allegedly drove to the 5300 block of South Union before he was arrested, police said.
He was ordered held on a $150,000 bond on Saturday, according to the Cook County sheriff's office. Price is next scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
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