Aug 6, 2007 7:01 pm US/Central
Police Speaking To Person In Hit-And-Run Case
Source: Investigators Are Speaking To Someone At Area 5 Regarding Case
CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman, Joanie Lum and the STNG Wire contributed to this report.
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Binil Samuel was a recent graduate of DePaul University.
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The tow truck was found later Monday morning in Park Ridge, with part of the Nissan apparently still stuck to its grill.
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One person died early Monday when this Nissan was hit by a tow truck that fled the scene in Jefferson Park.
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The search is on for the driver of a tow truck that hit a car in the Jefferson Park neighborhood early Monday morning, killing one person inside the car.
The truck has been found in a nearby suburb and a law enforcement source tells CBS 2 investigators are talking to a person at Area 5 police headquarters.
The crash happened at about 1 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Central and Elston. Police say a tow truck was traveling along Central when it hit a Nissan Maxima that was traveling along Elston.
The front seat passenger of that car, Binil Samuel, 22, of Gages Lake, Ill., died. Samuel was a recent graduate of DePaul University.
The driver of that car and another passenger were sent to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Police say those two victims are expected to be treated and released.
The black tow truck turned up on a street in northwest suburban Park Ridge. A neighbor there said his dog began barking early Monday morning and when he went to see why, he saw the tow truck parked outside his house.
"When you see a truck banged up that badly, you know there was a major collision involved ... very troubling," Frank Egan said.
"A big truck that size had to hit someone pretty hard," he said.
Egan called police, who tied the truck to the hit and run. Its front bumper still appeared to have part of the Maxima stuck to it. A sticker on the truck's window reads, "Does not play well with others." Identification on a side door says "Game Towing." CBS 2 called the phone number painted on the tow truck and a message refers callers to a lot in north suburban Skokie at 7306 W. Central Park.
A man at the lot who did not want to give his name said, "They tow vehicles to this location. We rent to them… No, I don't know him personally… I have not seen him this morning."
Neighboring business operators say car owners who try to retrieve vehicles from the Skokie tow lot end up knocking on their doors instead.
"We have nothing to do with that lot, but the tow company fails to show up promptly," said neighboring businessman Patrick Kind. "We've had the police here a couple of times."
Samuel's family is gathering for a private prayer service. They say he was active in his church and made everyone laugh.
They declined to comment on the investigation.
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