CPD: Driver caused death of Aurea Gutierrez, 31, in the West Loop early Sunday morning, fled the scene
While CPD's Community Alert described this as a pedestrian fatality, the crash report says Aurea Gutierrez was on the roof of an SUV before the driver hit a chain link fence.
The 1300 block of West Kinzie, looking west, as it appeared in August 2019. The crash report says the driver collided with a chain link fence. Image: Google Maps.
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