Police announced Sunday that they are looking for a pickup truck driver who is still on the run after striking a 7-year-old girl while she was riding her bicycle near her family home in St. Charles Township.
The Kane County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the accident unfolded around 1:05 p.m. A black Dodge pickup truck eventually hit the child and fled the scene before authorities found it abandoned in a nearby area.
The victim, whose name was not publicly released, was rushed to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for treatment. She reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries.
The vehicle's driver is a 5 feet and 6 inches tall white young man who weight approximatively 120 pounds. He was seen wearing tan pants.