Pedestrian killed after driver runs red light, strikes another vehicle in West Rogers Park: CPD

Pedestrian killed while on sidewalk: Chicago Police Department

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Monday, September 18, 2023
West Rogers Park car crash: Pedestrian hit by car in 2700 block of West Peterson Avenue dies, Chicago Police Department says
Pedestrian killed after driver runs red light on North Side: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A pedestrian was killed in a Monday morning crash on Chicago's North Side, police said.

Police said the two-vehicle crash happened in the West Rogers Park neighborhood's 2700 block of West Peterson Avenue at about 7:30 a.m.

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One vehicle was traveling eastbound when it went through a red light, striking another vehicle, police said.

One of the vehicles then struck a pedestrian, who was on the sidewalk.

Police said the pedestrian, identified only as male, was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the crash.

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