Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Peotone
The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man of Peotone, was taken by Manhattan Fire Department to St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee where he was pronounced dead.
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The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man of Peotone, was taken by Manhattan Fire Department to St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee where he was pronounced dead.
An alderman said he's asked for a traffic study at the intersection since May, because he said the stop signs aren't enough.
A 48-year-old mother was hit and killed by a car in Pilsen on Wednesday, right outside of a Chicago alderman's office. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reported that the intersection where the accident happened is particularly concerning for neighbors.
The woman was standing near the intersection of Washington Street and Atkinson Road when an SUV and a truck with an attached trailer crashed.
The victim was taken to Vista Medical Center East where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room, the office said.
Police say a black female wearing all black was walking in the roadway of eastbound I-80/94 just east of Broadway Tuesday night.
Initial reports say the car was traveling northbound on Gross Point Road with a green traffic light when the adult pedestrian was struck on the north side of the intersection.
A Yorkville man is dead after he was struck by a freight train after exiting a Metra train in downtown Geneva Friday evening.
The family of Sara Straney is calling for charges against the driver, but police didn't pursue any.
Chicago police say around 9:48 p.m. the victim, a 55-year-old man, was crossing, in the 5100 block of West Jackson Boulevard, when a gray Jaguar sedan turned eastbound and struck the victim.
Police say an unknown male victim was struck by the incoming train, in the 400 block of South Damen Avenue around 4 a.m.
A preliminary investigation says the person was seen on foot on the tracks near Main Street when they were struck by an eastbound freight train.
Preliminary information says a white sedan driven by a 56-year-old man was traveling southbound when he struck the victim, a 46-year-old man, at the intersection.
Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Maryland Street for a vehicle versus pedestrian crash.
Gary police officers found a 2003 gray Acura, driven by a 21-year-old man from Gary, had struck the victim, also from Gary.
Illinois State Police say just after 5 a.m. he walked away from a crash just south of 111th and was hit by a car.
A 70-year-old woman is killed after being struck by a car in Skokie Thursday evening.
