Crime & Safety
70-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies From Injuries After Being Hit By Car: Medical Examiner
The man had been taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday as a result of the incident in Rolling Meadows.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL — A 70-year-old man has died from injuries he had sustained Wednesday after being struck by a car at Algonquin Road and Meadowbrook Industrial Court. William Capozzielli, of Rolling Meadows, was taken to an area hospital following the morning crash with life-threatening injuries to which he would succumb, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
The incident, which occurred at around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, shut down the eastbound and westbound lanes of Algonquin Road between Barker Avenue and New Wilke Road for several hours. In a traffic alert posted on social media, Rolling Meadows police said the road had reopened at around 3 p.m.
Responding to the scene, police found Capozzielli lying down in the roadway, and he was rushed to the hospital. Police said the driver of the vehicle involved is cooperating with authorities, as the crash is being investigated with assistance from the Major Case Assistance Team's Serious Traffic Reconstruction unit.
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