An Englewood man has been issued six tickets for allegedly driving a van that fatally struck a 6-year-old girl and critically wounded her aunt Tuesday night on the South Side. Charges are still possible.
Eddie Lumpkin, 48, was allegedly driving a vehicle that struck a girl and her aunt on the 7300 block of South Ashland Avenue about 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Jade Washington, 6, of the 1400 block of West 73rd Street, was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Comer Children’s Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
Jade’s 21-year-old aunt was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said the woman suffered multiple fractures.
Lumpkin, of the 7300 block of South Damen Avenue, was cited for not having insurance, failing to carry a driver’s license, failing to reduce speed, negligent driving, striking a pedestrian in the road and driving under the influence, police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said.
Langford said the full-sized white van appeared to strike Washington and her aunt as the two crossed the street. When emergency crews arrived, the driver and van were still on the scene in the middle of the block.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is conducting an on-going investigation and charges are possible, police said.