Memorial honoring Chicago tow truck driver Hussain Farhat, killed in a hit-and-run accident on I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois (WLS) — Loved ones will gather Thursday to remember a Chicago tow truck driver killed in a Christmas Eve crash in Wisconsin.

The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Hussain Farhat, authorities said.

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The crash happened around 6:41 p.m. Tuesday on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Farhat was loading a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of I-94 when he was struck by a blue minivan that fled the scene after the crash, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department said.

Farhat was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. He worked for Yaffo Towing in Chicago, the sheriff said.

A memorial for Farhat is expected to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday in Bridgeview.

The sheriff’s department received a tip Wednesday about a possible suspect wanted in the hit-and-run crash, and a 39-year-old man from Wales, Wisconsin later turned himself in to police. Suspect faces felony charge for Hit & Flee causing death, the sheriff said.

The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol continue to investigate the crash.

No additional information was immediately available.