WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A hit-and-run driver killed a pregnant woman in the north suburbs on Sunday evening, officials said.

The Lake County Coroner's Office said Waukegan police and fire officials responded to the crash near Grand Avenue and Jackson Street just after 9:30 p.m.

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A 36-year-old woman was reportedly crossing the street near the intersection when a vehicle struck her, the coroner's office said. The vehicle's driver fled the scene before authorities arrived.

The woman, who suffered critical injuries, was taken to Vista Medical Center East, where she was pronounced dead. The coroner's office identified her as Michelle Heidbrick, of Mundelein.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Heidbrick died from blunt-force inj

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