Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Crash In West Chicago
The fatal crash took place early Sunday morning.
WEST CHICAGO — A pedestrian was killed when they were struck by a car in West Chicago early Sunday.
Police were near the intersection of Route 59 and Lester Street around 4:20 a.m. when they saw what they described as a suspicious vehicle. When they got to the scene, they found the car had hit a pedestrian.
According to police, the pedestrian, who had sustained traumatic injuries, died at the scene. The driver stayed at the scene and spoke with police.
The DuPage County Major Crash Reconstruction Team and detectives from the West Chicago Police Department are working to reconstruct and investigate the crash.
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