Man, 83, struck and killed by car in Des Plaines
The Cook County Sheriff's office is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night in unincorporated Des Plaines.
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The Cook County Sheriff's office is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night in unincorporated Des Plaines.
Police said the victim was crossing the street northbound in the 1900 block of Baseline Road in Montgomery when he was hit by the vehicle.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway Tuesday night.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway overnight.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the crash was not a hit-and-run.
Initial reports indicated that a white 2017 GMC work van was heading southbound on Farnsworth Avenue when it hit a pedestrian who was also walking southbound in the roadway along the fog line.
Nyamca Tolefree, 29, is facing several charges, including failure to report an accident and driving under the influence.
Chicago police said officers and fire crews responded to a service call where the victim stumbled and fell onto the tracks as the train was arriving at the station.
It happened around 8:13 p.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue.
Winnetka police said there is no indication of foul play, but the investigation is ongoing.
A 25-year-old woman died after being struck when a car jumped a curb in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
According to Metra, the pedestrian was hit just before 1 p.m. by a #627 train, which caused a stoppage near Clybourn.
The pedestrian killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest has been identified.
The family this week made the difficult decision to take Mercedes Smith, 28, off life support after she was struck by the squad car in Glenview.
Mercedes Smith had to be taken off life support this week after being hit by the squad car in north suburban Glenview. Marissa Sulek reports.
According to Metra, the pedestrian was struck by the train near Oak Park at the Berwyn stop just before 10:30 a.m.
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, where he died.
Victor Rivas-Martinez Jr., 22, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with failure to remain on the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, not having a valid driver's license and no proof of insurance.
A pedestrian entered the left traffic lane for unknown reasons and was struck by a vehicle. Debris from the crash entered the middle lane and hit another vehicle, state police said.
The driver did stop after the crash.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the local lanes southbound at 44th Street.
The Lake County Coroner's Office said around 10:30 p.m. The Waukegan Police Department arrived at the 1500 block of Grand Avenue for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.
A grey Toyota sedan hit the victim at the intersection of Buffalo Grove Road and Larraway Drive.
The Aurora Police Department said that on Thursday, Oct. 3, just before 6 p.m., police and fire crews arrived at the intersection of East New York Street and West Park Place for a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash.
