Marvin Meja, 18, has been charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death.
An 18-year-old has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that took the life of a 16-year-old this weekend.
Marvin Meja, 18, has been charged with failure to report a motor vehicle accident involving death. He appeared in court Thursday where his bond was set at $50,000 and he was ordered to not drive any vehicle. Witnesses said the victim - identified as Alex Hunt - was walking across Route 83 near Central Avenue Saturday night around 9:20 p.m., when he was first hit by a dark-colored SUV - possibly a Jeep with a model year between 2014 and 2018.Police confirmed Meja was driving a dark colored SUV when he hit Hunt. Police said Meja took off and Hunt later died at the hospital.
According to the DuPage officials, Meja turned himself in after saying he thought he hit a deer. Officials said he reported seeing the news coverage of the hit-and-run at the same intersection where he damaged his car. "It's tragic, it affected all of us, it affected our officers here who worked nonstop with this young man losing his life," Burr Ridge Police Chief John Madden said Thursday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Burr Ridge police at 323-8181. The public can send information by texting anonymously to 888-777 - begin your message with the word"TIP" followed by"BRPDCRASH."
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