Man, 79, dies after being hit by vehicle in Hazel Crest, Illinois
A witness told police the 79-year-old man was hit by a northbound vehicle.
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A witness told police the 79-year-old man was hit by a northbound vehicle.
A spokesperson for the train company said an inbound Rock Island train hit the boy just before reaching the New Lenox station.
Police believe the woman crossed the tracks heading west before a southbound Metra train went through the crossing.
Initial reports indicated that a Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Big Hollow Road when it hit the victim, who had been walking in the roadway.
Illinois State Police said the crash took place just north of 75th Street around 4:30 a.m.
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.
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 2500 block of South Cicero Avenue.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway overnight.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A number of vehicles were damaged in the crash.
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.
Winnetka police said there is no indication of foul play, but the investigation is ongoing.
According to Metra, the pedestrian was hit just before 1 p.m. by a #627 train, which caused a stoppage near Clybourn.
A preliminary investigation of the crash determined that a 56-year-old man was on the south side of the street when he attempted to cross to the north side of the roadway.
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train at the crossing on Main Street.
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.
Police said, shortly after 5 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a Cook County Sheriff's squad car in the 9800 block of Milwaukee Avenue.
A pedestrian was critically injured when a Cook County Sheriff's squad car hit them Tuesday morning in Glenview, Illinois.
Grace Bentkowski, 22, was crossing the tracks at the Hegewisch station at 13730 S. Brainard Ave last July when she was hit by a South Shore Line train.
According to state police, a vehicle hit the pedestrian and continued to leave the scene without stopping to render aid to the victim.
According to Metra, the pedestrian was struck by the train near Oak Park at the Berwyn stop just before 10:30 a.m.
