The family of a 28-year-old Palestinian American Murod Kurdi, who died outside his Oak Lawn home after being hit by a car, called for justice Tuesday and for the driver to be charged.

Muhamad Suleiman, Kurdi’s cousin, said he was at the scene of the accident and was the one who called for an ambulance after police arrived. Suleiman said the officers showed no urgency.

The 28-year-old was hit by a car in front of his Oak Lawn home in June. He died days later. "I would like to see justice," said Fadia Muhamad-Murod, Kurdi's mother. The driver, Leanne Cusack, was ...

She admitted to speeding, admitted to being on her cell phone, yet was free to leave the scene," Fadia Muhamad said, Kurdi's mother.

Murod Kurdi's mother, Fadia Muhamad, has a wrongful death lawsuit pending in Cook County Circuit Court against the driver and the Oak Lawn bar where she was served.