Victim struck, killed on Dan Ryan Expressway identified
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the local lanes southbound at 44th Street.
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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.
A 56-year-old man was found lying next to a bicycle in the southbound lanes of South Larkin Avenue.
A preliminary investigation indicated that a 2015 Toyota Highlander was traveling northbound on Elmhurst Road from Dempster Street when it struck the victim, who was attempting to cross Elmhurst Road.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the pedestrian attempted to cross the lanes of traffic and was struck by a passing vehicle, which remained at the scene.
Chicago police say a male driver of a silver SUV was heading northbound on DuSable Lake Shore Drive when he struck the pedestrian, only described as a male, who was in the street.
Arriving deputies found a 39-year-old man from Arlington Heights who was critically wounded and without a pulse.
At 8:15 p.m., the truck was headed north on Ashland Avenue at Roosevelt Road when the woman crossed in front of it, police said.
Police said an unidentified male ran into traffic and was struck by the driver of a Toyota Prius that was heading northbound.
The victim lost control of his car and hit the 19-year-old pedestrian.
Police said the victim, an 86-year-old man from Niles, was crossing from West to East on Milwaukee Avenue and was struck by a 2017 Toyota RAV4.
The driver was issued a citation for failure to yield.
According to the Lemont Police Department, the victim was struck by an Amtrak train at the intersection of Main Street and Stephen Street.
The victim suffered trauma to the body and died at the scene.
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Investigators said the pedestrian was crossing Armitage Avenue near the Metra Clybourn train station Friday just before 6 p.m. when they were struck.
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Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.
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Two men were killed and a woman was critically injured after a shooting in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood.
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