LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian overnight in the northern suburbs.
Lake County Sheriff’s Police said the crash happened about 3:20 a.m. in the Libertyville area. A Kia Rio sedan driven by a 54-year old Woodstock man was westbound on Route 137 when it hit a pedestrian who was walking in a lane of traffic near Clover Drive.
Sheriff’s Police said the person hit was a 51-year old man from Park City. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but died soon after.
Police don’t know why the man was walking in the lane of traffic and said the driver told them he hadn’t seen the man. The crash remains under investigation.
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