An Illinois driver remains at large after fatally striking a pregnant woman while she was crossing the street, according to the Waukegan Police Department.
At approximately 9:34 p.m. on Sunday, officials responded to a report of a "vehicle crash with injuries, involving a pedestrian," police said in a press release obtained by ABC News.
Once at the scene, police and fire officials found the pedestrian, identified as 36-year-old Michelle Heidbrick, with "critical injuries," authorities said.
Yellow law enforcement tape isolates a crime scene.
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The driver of the vehicle that struck Heidbrick "fled the scene prior to the arrival" of police, according to officials.
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Heidbrick was transported to a local hospital where she was "pronounced dead in the emergency room," police noted.
Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Heidbrick "died from blunt force injuries as a result of the incident," officials said.
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Heidbrick's sister told ABC Chicago station WLS she was "sweet" and "wouldn't hurt a fly." She told WLS that Heidbrick leaves behind a teenage son.
Police confirmed Heidbrick was in the second trimester of pregnancy.
"She had called me last week and was excited. She's like 'Nicole, I felt the baby kick for the first time,'" Nicole Heidbrick told WLS.
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She told WLS the family is demanding that "somebody come forward."
The incident "remains under investigation" by police's major crash unit, officials said.