Desplaines Valley News
A trial date for a Summit woman whose car struck and
killed a man in front of his Summit home is scheduled to be set on Aug.
21.
Salatiel Mendoza, 46, was killed April 29 when
he was struck by a car in front of his house in the 7200 block of 61st
Place in Summit. Mendoza was loading wooden boards onto his truck at the time
of the accident.
Mendoza was pronounced dead on the scene at
5:55 a.m. about 25 minutes after he was struck, according to the Cook County
Medical Examiner’s Office.
The driver, Jessica Munoz, 21, also of Summit,
appeared to be distracted at the time of the accident, Summit police said.
Munoz appeared in Bridgeview court Tuesday morning
accompanied by her attorney, Victor Armendariz.
Armendariz and Summit village attorney Gustavo
Munoz agreed to an Aug. 21 status hearing before Judge Patrick Rogers. A trial
date will set at that hearing.
Munoz said he will talk to witnesses and
prepare for the trial during the weeks leading to the Aug. 21 hearing.
Jessica Munoz, who lives only a few blocks away from
Mendoza, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure
to exercise due care, according to police reports.
A charge of driving without insurance was
dropped, Gustavo Munoz said. There were no indications that speeding or alcohol
were factors, said Summit police Lt. Bruce Koenig.
Munoz was not texting at the time of the
accident, police said. A witness at the scene told police she had a cell phone
in her hand when she struck Mendoza, police said.
Mendoza’s truck was double-parked as he loaded
it, but there was still enough room for a car to go around the vehicle, Koenig
said.
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