BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The St. Clair County State’s Attorney Office has charged a 74-year-old man in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman in Belleville, Illinois.

On Aug. 21, the Belleville Police Department was alerted to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 900 block of South Greenmount Road around 3:30 a.m.

Officials say that when they arrived at the scene, they located Emily Johnson, of Mascoutah, suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Belleville Police reported that before first responders arrived at the scene, the suspected vehicle in relation to the fatal hit-and-run left the area.

First responders—attempting to save Johnson’s life—transported the 33-year-old to a nearby hospital, but she passed away from her injuries.

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