Vehicle hits, critically hurts pedestrian in Cicero, Illinois
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 2500 block of South Cicero Avenue.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Metra officials confirmed a male pedestrian was hit and killed by an inbound Union Pacific North Line train near the North Chicago station shortly after 8:30 a.m.
Three southbound were shut down just before 6 p.m.
Both Metra UP-West line trains and CTA Green Line trains that run on the same embankment faced significant delays afterward.
The driver did stop after the crash.
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