Community activists are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of that hit-and-run driver.
A reckless driver is still at large after striking and killing a longtime Chicago Public Schools teacher. Now, community activists are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of that hit-and-run driver.The tragic accident unfolded on Easter Sunday in Chicago 's West Lawn neighborhood.Police say Charles ‘Charlie’ Mills, 56, was crossing the street in the 6300 block of South Pulaski Road at 11:45 p.m. when he was hit by a car.
This person involved in this heinous crime, that took off, that fled the scene of the crime, I’m going to say to you if you’re listening, 'turn yourself in,'" said Montes.For 23 years, Mills was a beloved teacher at Jones College Prep High School."It touches my heart more. A Jones Prep teacher lost his life. This person’s got to turn themselves in," said Montes, who is a Jones graduate.
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