Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Hit And Run Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Jamyah Harris
Jamyah and two women were sitting in the Toyota at the time. Witnesses said the Toyota was trying to turn into a nearby apartment complex.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police said Damien Davis was arrested Wednesday morning after he was identified as the driver of a Chrysler 300 who rear-ended a Toyota sedan on the 300 block of South Western Avenue just after midnight on May 27. Jamyah and two women were sitting in the Toyota at the time. Witnesses said the Toyota was trying to turn into a nearby apartment complex. Police said, after slamming into the Toyota, Davis kept going, and then hit several other parked cars, before getting out of his car and running away from the scene.
Jamyah was taken to Stroger Hospital where she died. The two other women, ages 18 and 23, refused treatment.
