A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night in suburban Lincolnshire after being struck by a automobile, main a busy street to shut throughout the rush hour remark as officers labored to analyze.
The crash occurred about 5:15 p.m. on Milwaukee Avenue close to Knightsbridge Parkway, the Lincolnshire Police Division mentioned. Upon arrival, officers discovered an 81-year-old man had by struck by a car touring southbound on Milwaukee Ave.
Regardless of lifesaving efforts by first responders and good Samaritans, the pedestrian was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned.
A preliminary investigation confirmed a Dodge Durango, pushed by a person from Prospect Heights, was touring southbound on Milwaukee. As he was driving, it appeared the pedestrian was trying to cross Milwaukee Ave, police mentioned.
Police mentioned the motive force didn’t see the person and struck him as he drove southbound.
The driving force remained on scene and cooperated with authorities. Impairment was not suspected to be a contributing issue within the crash, police mentioned.
Milwaukee Avenue was briefly closed in each instructions between Route 22 and Aptakisic for scene reconstruction and investigation, police mentioned.
Later Tuesday night, the street reopened. An post-mortem was scheduled.
The crash stays underneath investigation by the Main Crash Help Group (MCAT), police mentioned. Anybody who might have witnessed the incident or has extra data is urged to contact the Lincolnshire
Police Division at 847-883-9900.
