Postal worker struck in hit-and-run accident on West Side

June 18, 2007 (WLS) -- A female postal worker is in "stable" condition after a hit-and-run accident in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Monday afternoon.

Police were called to the scene of a hit-and-run accident in the 5300 block of West Monroe Street at 12:45 p.m., according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

Thirty-three-year-old postal worker Ora Duncan was driving a postal truck on Monroe Street when she was struck by a dark-colored Chevy from behind, police News Affairs Officer Marcel Bright said.

The woman exited her vehicle to inspect the damage the postal truck sustained when the driver of the Chevy stepped on the gas and struck her, the report said.

"She had gotten out after the initial accident to inspect the damage and that's when she was struck," Bright said.

According to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado, the accident occurred about 12:05 p.m. at 5308 W. Monroe St.

The postal worker was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and is in "stable" condition with trauma to her body, according to Bright.

Police are looking for the dark-colored Chevy.

Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006

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