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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Burr Ridge police search for hit-and-run drivers who killed 16-year-old boy

Police in southwest suburban Burr Ridge are searching for two drivers who fatally struck a 16-year-old boy Saturday evening and continued without stopping.

Witnesses saw two vehicles strike the boy as he walked across Route 83 at Central Avenue around 9:20 p.m., police said in a statement.

The teen was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove and pronounced dead.

Police said they were looking for two vehicles:

  • a dark-colored SUV, possibly a 2014-18 Jeep, with passenger-side front-end damage;
  • a dark-colored SUV, possibly a 2013-15 Toyota, which may have front and right side damage.

Investigators are also seeking to identify a dark-colored Acura SUV with Wisconsin license plates seen leaving the area.

Anyone with information is asked to call Burr Ridge police at (630) 323-8181.

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