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A 75-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run Monday in Austin on the West Side.
Andrew Wells was crossing the street about 1:05 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Laramie Avenue when he was hit by a driver who lost control of their car after hitting another vehicle while driving east on Thomas Street, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The driver fled the scene after striking the 75-year-old, police said.
Wells was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
The Chicago Police Department’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating the incident.
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A cyclist died over a week after he was struck in a hit-and-run in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.
The 47-year-old man was riding a bicycle about 10:50 p.m. Dec. 19 in the 5600 block of South California Avenue when someone in a southbound vehicle hit him and fled the scene, Chicago police said.
The man, later identified as Demetrio Ruiz Macias, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died Sunday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled an accident.
Macias lived in Chicago Lawn, the medical examiner’s office said.
Cyclist dies 8 days after Gage Park hit-and-run
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The 47-year-old man was riding a bicycle about 10:50 p.m. Dec. 19 in the 5600 block of South California Avenue when someone in a southbound vehicle hit him and fled the scene, Chicago police said.
The man, later identified as Demetrio Ruiz Macias, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died Sunday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled an accident.
Macias lived in Chicago Lawn, the medical examiner’s office said.
The Chicago Police Department’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating.