Niles police: Hit-and-run injury among snow-related accidents

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A pedestrian makes their way down Cleveland Road in Niles during the snowfall Jan. 12. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Updated: February 20, 2012 8:34AM

During the first major snowstorm of the season the Niles Police Department responded to 15 vehicle accidents, including a hit-and-run accident Jan. 13.

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at 1:29 a.m. Jan. 13 on the 6600 block of Touhy Avenue.

Due to the “sidewalk being impassable” the victim reportedly was walking with two other pedestrians in the roadway.

According to police a vehicle sideswiped the victim and then continued driving east away from the scene.

Niles Police Sgt. Robert Tornabene said the 20-year-old Chicago man was in stable condition at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Tornabene said the other two pedestrians were not struck by the vehicle.

Storm-related accidents included nine involving motor vehicles, three in which drivers only exchanged information and two in which the Niles Police Department assisted other local law-enforcement agencies.

As far as the number of accidents, Tornabene said, the number is on par with past storms.

During the storm the Niles Police Department also issued two tickets to drivers who committed snow-route violations.

“I think there have been more in the past,” Tornabene said, comparing to past storms the number of citations handed out during the recent storm.

Tornabene said that last year during the first round of snow, police issued about 10 tickets for snow-route violations.

Niles police encourage anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run incident to call the Niles Police Department, (847) 588-6500.