An Evanston woman turned herself in to Skokie police Monday night and was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, police said.
Nancy Montoya, 21, of the 1400 block of Florence Avenue was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident where a 36-year-old Evanston man was struck and killed as he tried to cross Dempster Street near Ewing Avenue on Friday at 10:20 p.m., said Sgt. Paul Kruszynski of the Skokie Police Department. Kruszynski said the car involved in the accident was a silver, four-door 2000 Honda Civic.
Montoya appeared in Circuit Court in Skokie on Tuesday morning. Her bond was set at $50,000 and she was released.
Montoya declined to comment.
The victim, Mark Greshman of the 1300 block of McDaniel Avenue, was crossing Dempster at a spot where there are no traffic lights or crosswalks.
Montoya is scheduled to appear for trial Nov. 21 at Circuit Court.
Another fatal accident occurred Sunday evening about a mile away from Friday’s hit-and-run, Kruszynski said.
Skokie police have not brought charges against an Evanston man who struck and killed a 68-year-old woman who was crossing Dempster, Kruszynski said.
Olga Biloshuk of the 8600 block of Kedvale Avenue in Skokie was hit at 6:40 p.m. by a 1991 Toyota Camry traveling east on the 4000 block of Dempster, Kruszynski said. She was walking near her home.
Police have not brought charges so far because there is no indication the driver committed any violations. The man stopped after he hit Biloshuk and did everything he should have done to help her, Kruszynski said.
The 74-year-old man told police that he did not see Biloshuk until he hit her, Kruszynski said. Biloshuk was not walking in the crosswalk.
Biloshuk was taken to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after she arrived.
Biloshuk had no identification with her when she was hit. Police were able to identify Biloshuk after her family called the police a couple hours after the accident to report that she was missing, Kruszynski said.
Asked whether Dempster is particularly dangerous to cross, Kruszynski said that crossing any street can be dangerous if someone does not walk in a crosswalk or in a lighted area.
