Chicago police arrest Rockland man in connection with hit-and-run that killed a woman, child

Illinois driver also injured a 12-year-old boy in the crash

Chicago police said Tuesday they have arrested a Rockford man in connection with the hit-and-run deaths of a woman and a child on the city's South Side last year.

Tevin Gray, 27, faces two felony counts of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle and two felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury or death, police said.

Gray was arrested Monday in Rockford, police said.

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Gray was driving a Chevy Malibu recklessly and at high rate of speed around 1:15 a.m. on June 20, 2021, when he crashed into a car, police said.

Chicago police arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run that killed two people. (Fox News)

A woman in the second car, Selina Taylor, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

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Four-month-old Sebastian Taylor, was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

A 12-year-old-boy was thrown from the car and taken to the Comer in critical condition, police told WFLD-TV.

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It wasn't clear how police linked Gray to the crash and whether Gray has an attorney who might comment on the allegations against him.

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