On October 28, the Bensenville Police Department charged Zehrudin Livadic, 51 years of age, of Melrose Park with one count of Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian on the Sidewalk causing a very bad pedestrian accident. It is alleged that he was driving the gray F250 pick-up truck that struck Modesta De La Rosa, 86 years of age, of Bensenville while the vehicle turned right from an exit onto Irving Park Road from a Dunkin’ Donuts located on the south side of the 1000 block of West Irving Park Road on October 23, 2015. The vehicle was stopped at the exit for about 2 minutes before making the right turn. The vehicle continued east from the scene of the crash without stopping.
Modesta De La Rosa was walking west on the sidewalk in front of the exit when she was struck. She was subsequently pronounced dead from her injuries at the Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.
From watching the Dunkin’ Donuts surveillance camera videos, investigators discovered that a truck matching the offender’s vehicle regularly came to the Dunkin’ Donuts at around the same time each day. On October 24, 2015, Officers surveilled the location and stopped Livadic in the F250 when he arrived at the location. He was brought to the station where he was interviewed. The results of the investigation indicate that he was unaware that he had struck anyone until he was contacted by the investigators.
Zehrudin Livadic’s court date has been set for December 7, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Addison Field Court Room located at 3 Friendship Plaza in Addison.
