CHICAGO, USA — A cab fatally struck a pedestrian Sunday morning in the North Side’s Edgewater community, police said.
A cab emerging from a driveway in the 5500 block of North Sheridan Road struck a pedestrian about 6:20 a.m., police said.
The 42-year-old pedestrian was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office could not immediately confirm the death.
The cab remained on the scene and the driver, 29-year-old Desta Pawlos, an immigrant from Ethiopia, was ticketed for failure to stop when exiting a driveway.
Pawlos is scheduled to appear in traffic court at 2:30 p.m. June 22, police said.
Belmont Area detectives and the police Major Accident Investigation Unit are investigating.
Source: Sun-Times News