SCHOOL BUS CRASH REPORTS 2007

School Bus, Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run
21 February, 2007

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Chicago Police continue the search for the school bus and driver possibly involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident Feb. 12 in the East Side neighborhood.

WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports 41-year-old Leticia Valadez died in the accident at 108th Street and Ewing Avenue, not far from her home at 10826 S. Ewing Av.

Calumet Area detectives, in a community alert released Tuesday, said that a yellow school bus left the area immediately after she was struck.

Eyewitnesses at the time told police that the woman screamed as she was hit, at about 8 a.m. Feb. 12, and was then dragged south for at least a block on Ewing. Several vehicles were in the area, and it was unclear if the bus is the vehicle that struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Police News Affairs spokesman said Calumet Area detectives did not have a partial license plate number or name of the bus company, and are hoping that eyewitnesses could supply the information.

Anyone with information is asked to call Calumet Area detectives at (312) 747-8272.

Bob Roberts

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