A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy escaped by jumping from the moving SUV after his mom was run over by its back tire. The SUV later was involved in an Avondale neighborhood hit-and-run car crash that critically injured an avid bicyclist. The carjacking suspect, Veronica Harden, was not charged in connection with the crash involving the bicyclist, officials said. Harden, 36, was hospitalized and did not physically appear before Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz during her Saturday afternoon bond court hearing that was audio streamed live on YouTube.
A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy escaped by jumping from a moving SUV after his mom was run over by its back tire.
Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of an SUV that hit a cyclist and critically injured her last week in the Avondale neighborhood, then drove off. A dark gray or black Buick Enclave was traveling north in the 3500 block of North Kimball Avenue about 2:20 p.m. Feb. 10, when the collision happened, according to police. As the Buick approached the intersection .
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