BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Loved ones will gather Thursday to remember a Chicago tow truck driver was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Christmas Eve in Wisconsin.
The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Hussain Farhat, authorities said.
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The crash happened around 6:41 p.m. Tuesday on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Farhat was loading a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of I-94 when he was struck by a blue minivan that fled the scene after the crash, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department said.
Farhat was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. He worked for Yaffo Towing in Chicago, the sheriff said.
A memorial for Farhat is expected to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday in Bridgeview.
The sheriff’s department received a tip Wednesday about a possible suspect wanted in the hit-and-run crash, and a 39-year-old man from Wales, Wisconsin later turned himself in to police. The suspect is facing a felony charge for Hit & Run Causing Death, the sheriff said.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol continue to investigate the crash.
No further information was immediately available.
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