Charges filed in teen's death
Orland 17-year-old was struck by car June 17
Traffic offenses have been filed against a 74-year-old Orland Park man in connection with the June 17 death of 17-year-old David Dolitsky who was struck by the man's car.
Orland Park police said Ibrahim N. Ziad, who lives in the Silo Ridge subdivision where Dolitsky lived, was charged Dec. 1 with driving on the wrong side of the road, failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failing to exercise due care to avoid striking a pedestrian.
Dolitsky was mowing his yard on the afternoon of June 17 when the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Ziad was driving veered off the road, hitting the boy and a brick mailbox, police said.
The charges came after an “extensive and thorough review of the evidence and facts” in the case and a review by the Cook County state's attorney's office, police said.
Ziad was released on his signature and has a Dec. 21 court date in Bridgeview, police said in a news release.
A student at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Dolitsky was a member of the school's hockey team and a member of the National Honor Society who tutored other students in math, his family said.
The junior had a 4.7 grade-point average and had not received a grade lower than A since elementary school, according to the teen's family.
After Sandburg, Dolitsky had hoped to study dentistry in college, his family said.
According to police, Ziad was driving westbound on Silo Ridge North when his car went off the road and hit Dolitsky.
Ziad said he had no comment about the current charges. Ziad said he “gave a statement to police” after the incident.
The boy's family has a personal injury lawsuit against Ziad, filed in July, pending in Cook County Circuit Court.
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