Man Hit By Car And Killed Near Road Into Stateville Prison

An unidentified man was hit by a car and killed near a road leading into Stateville Correctional Center early Saturday morning.

The man was pronounced dead shortly before 1 a.m. on Division Street about a quarter mile west of Route 53 in Crest Hill.

The man was walking in the street when he was struck by a car, officials said. A short time earlier, police received a report of a man running in and out of traffic in the same area. Officers searched for the man but could not find him.

It was not yet known if the man darting in and out of traffic was the same one hit and killed on Division Street, police said.

The driver of the car that hit the man remained on the scene and submitted to tests that revealed no indication of intoxication, police said.

Just a week earlier, another pedestrian was hit by a car in Crest Hill and died in the hospital days later. Daniel Smeets, 56, of Joliet was struck by a vehicle on Plainfield Road near Birch Street. Witnesses said Smeets had been in the nearby bar Instant Replay not long before he was hit by the car.

In that case as well, the driver submitted to tests that showed he was not intoxicated.

After the unidentified man was found on Division Street Saturday, the Crest Hill police checked with other agencies for reported escapes or missing persons but discovered none from the area.

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