Man Dies Of Injuries From June Crash In Avondale
Alexis Toledo-DeJesus, 22, was involved in a crash on June 10 in the 2700 block of West Belmont Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
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Alexis Toledo-DeJesus, 22, was involved in a crash on June 10 in the 2700 block of West Belmont Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
About 11 p.m., the 24-year-old was walking in the 1000 block of West Belmont Avenue when someone approached and stabbed him in the torso and shoulder, police said.
The man, described only as an adult, was driving northbound on the Kennedy (I-90/94) near Belmont about 11 p.m. when his vehicle struck a light pole, then rolled over, Illinois State Police said.
An off-duty Cook County Jail investigator was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, then exchanged gunfire with the robbers in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the North Side.
Maciej Machniewicz, 45, was driving south on Austin Avenue before "abruptly" turning east onto Belmont Avenue, according to police. He then hit another southbound vehicle and forced it to crash into a third vehicle. The vehicle Machniewicz was driving then hit a traffic box, a light pole, a fence and a pedestrian before coming to a rest.
Lida Xhelo, 62, was standing in the 5900 block of West Belmont Avenue about 6:40 p.m. when two vehicles crashed near her, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. She was also struck and taken to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, where she later died.
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