Chicago crime: Hit-and-run crash leaves pedestrian dead on SW Side, police say

Gage Park deadly hit-and-run

A deadly hit-and-run to tell you about in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood.

CHICAGO - A pedestrian was killed after a hit-and-run crash on the city’s Southwest Side early Saturday morning.

The crash happened in the 5400 block of S. Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park, according to the Chicago Police Department.

What we know:

A 22-year-old man was in the crosswalk when a gray car traveling northbound disregarded a traffic signal and drove through the crosswalk and hit the victim.

The man was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Jermaine Martin, of Chicago.

The suspect car fled the scene.

No one is in custody.

Area detectives are investigating.