Pedestrian struck and killed on sidewalk in Arcadia Terrace
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed when two cars collided Monday morning in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood.
Police said, around 7:30 a.m., an 18-year-old man was headed east in the 2700 block of West Peterson Avenue in a Volkswagen Touareg, when he ran a red light, hitting a Nissan Sentra making a left turn in front of him.
The two cars collided, and then one of them hit a pedestrian who was on the sidewalk in front of the BP gas station at the southeast corner of Peterson and California avenues.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His name and age have not been released. The 18-year-old woman who was driving the Nissan was taken to Ascension Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in fair condition.
The 18-year-old man driving the Volkswagen was ticketed for failure to yield.
The investigation is ongoing.
