Crime & Safety

Wheaton Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles: Police

The accident happened on Roosevelt Road Saturday evening.

A 71-year-old Wheaton man was killed over the weekend after he was hit by two vehicles while crossing Roosevelt Road.

James Simpson was crossing Roosevelt Road just west of the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Fapp Circle at about 5:10 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle, according to a Wheaton Police Department press release.

Simpson, of the 2100 block of West Roosevelt Road, was then struck by a westbound car.

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The crash remains under investigation.

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