Woman hit, killed by SUV while crossing against light on Chicago's Near West Side
A woman was hit and killed by a sport-utility vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side Sunday night.
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A woman was hit and killed by a sport-utility vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side Sunday night.
Metra said the pedestrian was struck and killed by a train that was on its way to Antioch.
Chicago police said the pedestrian was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Information about the pedestrian and what led to the crash was not released.
Inbound and outbound trains were halted but later resumed service. Metra said trains may be running with extensive delays due to the crash.
A person was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois.
A man was struck and killed by a Metra UP-NW train Friday afternoon, resulting in residual delays during the evening rush.
The 65-year-old was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where she died.
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A pedestrian was killed and multiple people, including police officers, were injured when a car lost control and crashed into a Walgreens parking lot in Hillside Wednesday afternoon, village officials said.
The crash happened on Wednesday just before 8 a.m. in the 7000 block of S. South Shore Drive.
The Lake Zurich Fire Department and Kildeer Police Department responded to the crash and found the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the pedestrian who was fatally hit by a car last Friday.
The pedestrian was hit and killed Monday afternoon, just before 6 p.m., at the intersection of 33rd Street and Sheridan Road.
A car hit a pedestrian on Interstate 57 early Sunday morning and shut down the southbound lanes in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
A witness told police the 79-year-old man was hit by a northbound vehicle.
Police believe the woman crossed the tracks heading west before a southbound Metra train went through the crossing.
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.
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