Pedestrian Augustin Arroyo, 56, killed in collision with semi truck on W. Cermak Road in Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Man Fatally Struck by Semi Truck in Chinatown
A man was struck and killed by a semi truck on Chicago's South Side on Saturday morning, according to police.
Augustin Arroyo, 56, Fatally Struck at Dangerous Chinatown Intersection
On Saturday morning at about 9:30 a.m., the trucker was heading eastbound on Cermak when he struck Augustin Arroyo, 56, at the southwest corner of the Cermak/Wentworth intersection, according to Officer Kevin Quaid from Police News Affairs.
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