Lake County Gazette

Lake County Sheriff's Traffic Crash investigators believe a woman was riding a bicycle northbound on Dilleys Road, just south of Wadsworth Road, when she was struck from behind by a northbound GMC SUV. Deputies were dispatched to a report of a person down at 11:45 p.m. on September 6.

According to a Lake County Sheriff's Office release, the woman was thrown from the bicycle, and it became lodged under the SUV as the driver allegedly fled the scene. The woman was then struck by a southbound Hyundai Elantra driven by a 23-year-old Waukegan man. That driver has been cooperative with investigators.

A witness told investigators that a GMC SUV was seen dragging a bicycle eastbound on Wadsworth Road, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office release. The vehicle was identified and found at a Winthrop Harbor residence with damage consistent with the hit-and-run crash. Investigators seized the SUV and identified the suspected driver of that vehicle, a 32-year-old Winthrop Harbor man.

The Lake County Coroner's Office scheduled an autopsy and is working to identify the woman, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office release. Criminal charges will be sought following the investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.