Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Montgomery Crash
The man was killed while crossing the street in the 1300 block of Douglas Road.
MONTGOMERY, IL — A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing the road in the 1300 block of Douglas Road at around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Montgomery police said. Police said the 59-year-old pedestrian was coming from a nearby mobile home community and had crossed in the middle of the block when he was struck by a 2015 Nissan sedan.
The man, who was from the Montgomery area, was taken to Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora, where he later succumbed to his injuries, police said.
The driver of the vehicle, a 19-year-old Aurora man, is cooperating with police, who said the investigation is ongoing. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
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The name of the man who was killed has not been released pending notification of family.
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