The Aurora Police Department is searching for a vehicle wanted in connection to a fatal hit-and run overnight on Aurora’s near east side.
Just after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, APD’s 911 Telecommunications Center received calls of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on the 200 block of North Lincoln Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man in the roadway in extremely critical condition. Aurora Fire Department paramedics arrived on the scene and transported the man to the hospital.
Despite lifesaving measures by paramedics and hospital staff, the man was pronounced dead a short time later.
The Kane County Coroner’s Office later identified the man killed as 59 year-old Michael Brooks of Aurora.
Officers immediately began interviewing witnesses as APD’s Traffic Division responded to the scene to begin investigating the crash.
Officers were able to gather information about the fleeing vehicle, which is described as a two-toned pickup truck with a Mexican flag wrapped on the front hood and another Mexican flag on the back tailgate. It appears that the passenger side headlight was damaged in the crash and no longer functions. Investigators believe the truck is likely a Ford model pickup truck and has damage to the front passenger side and is missing its front grill.
If you have any information about the crash or the vehicle involved, please contact Aurora Police’s Traffic Division by calling (630) 256-5330 or by emailing [email protected]. Information can also be reported anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards up to $5,000 and anonymity to people who furnish information leading to the arrest of felony crime offenders and the capture of felony fugitives.
