A female suspect was in custody and released with the possibility of future charges as crash victim Marc Giolli was suffering injuries from a hit-and-crash in which he was a pedestrian in a wheelchair.
Marc Giolli, was seriously injured in a hit and run crash while crossing Elmhurst Road in his wheelchair in Mount Prospect. He has already suffered in his life from spina bifida and is a paraplegic. After the crash, a gofundme account was set up by Tianna Tyler and Julie O’Hara.
As you can imagine, his daily life is already challenging. My uncle also battles depression and one thing that always helps him out of his slump is to enjoy the sunshine.
Marc was left with a broken pelvis and knee, shattered ribs and a punctured lung, and a deep head wound with internal brain bleeding. The gofundme account was set up because Giolli is facing numerous hospital bills; and when he is released from the hospital, he will be staying in a rehabilitation center until he is in good health.
He is such a caring person and always putting others before himself. Not to mention, he is also the biggest animal lover. His heart is so big and he brings so much joy to our family. This will be a long road, as my uncle is also an amputee so recovery and adjusting back to daily life will be a challenge to say the least. Any little bit will help us through this horrible time and anything is appreciated.
Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Mount Prospect and Des Plaines responded about 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 to a report of a pedestrian in a wheelchair hit by a vehicle in the block of 1300 South Elmhurst Road or near the area between Kathleen Drive and Millers Road near the border of Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
Des Plaines Fire Department paramedics transported the victim with serious injuries to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
The vehicle was described as a black or dark green Mazda (actually a Chevrolet) with a broken windshield. The vehicle and suspect were last seen southbound on Elmhurst Road. Initially, the driver was described as a male/black with dreadlocks.
However, police located the suspect and vehicle by 2:38 p.m. at an undisclosed location. Later in the evening, the Mount Prospect Police Department announced that the vehicle and the suspect were found in an apartment complex near Elmhurst Road and Oakton Street. In the evening (6:30 p.m. Wednesday) Mount Prospect Police Department described the offender’s vehicle as a Chevrolet.
Mount Prospect Police Department is investigating the hit-and-run crash, and the southbound lanes of Elmhurst Road remained closed at 10:00 p.m.
Wheelchair victim hit by hit-and-run driver on Elmhurst Road in Mount Prospect. YouTube Tips ⓘ
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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