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Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash

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By ABC7
Friday, August 22, 2008
CHICAGO Police say the driver of a truck apparently ran a stop sign at Marmora and Addison and crashed into a motorcycle.

The man riding the motorcycle was killed.

The driver of the truck fled the scene. Police later found the truck but not the driver.

The motorcyclist has been identified as 40-year-old John Reffke.

Family members say Reffke's father was also killed in a motorcycle crash 40 years ago.

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