http://www.southwestobserver.com/mourning-michael-murphy2423000 Comments for "Mourning Michael Murphy" en http://www.southwestobserver.com/mourning-michael-murphy2423000#comment-94 <p>A 23-year-old Chicago man has turned himself in and has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run.</p> <p>Jephious Morris, of the 4900 block of West Superior Street, was charged June 9 with two counts: leaving the scene of an accident with a death and one count of filing a false police report (according to police, Morris reported his vehicle stolen after the hit-and-run).</p> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:58:25 -0600 Michael Fielding comment 94 at http://www.southwestobserver.com http://www.southwestobserver.com/mourning-michael-murphy2423000 <p>On Friday, June 6 Mount Greenwood resident Michael Murphy, 31, died tragically after being struck by a van near 112th and Kedzie. Murphy was retrieving his dog after stopping traffic. </p> <p>Murphy was apparently waving his thanks after stopping both southbound and northbound lanes of traffic when a van a few cars back in the southbound lane sped around the stopped traffic striking both Michael and the dog, Bruiser. </p> <p>Murphy was taken to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead at 10:47 p.m. The dog died on the scene.</p> <p><a href="http://www.southwestobserver.com/mourning-michael-murphy2423000">read more</a></p> http://www.southwestobserver.com/mourning-michael-murphy2423000#comments Deaths Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:27:05 -0600 Tim Moran 23000 at http://www.southwestobserver.com