MILWAUKEE-- Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run that took the life of a 36-year-old woman late Sunday.
The Milwaukee Police Department confirmed that they responded to the intersection of 1st and S. Chase Avenue about 7:30 p.m. for reports of a vehicle striking a woman "at a high rate of speed" while she was crossing the street.
Paramedics attempted lifesaving measures on scene, but were unsuccessful in resuscitating the victim. Police said that the driver of the vehicle fled the scene after the crash in a 2019-2020 dark-colored Jeep Cherokee driving northbound.
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