Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on South Lafayette Avenue in West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Man walking in crosswalk killed in West Chatham hit-and-run crash: Chicago police
The unidentified man was crossing the street in a crosswalk in the 7900-block of South Lafayette Avenue in the city's West Chatham neighborhood about 10:10 p.m. when a 2013 white Dodge Durango hit him, CPD said.
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