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Tadeusz Dec, 55, killed by hit-and-run vehicle while crossing Golf Road in Niles, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 10:50am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 18, 2015

Man, 55, killed crossing Golf Road in Niles hit-and-run

Police said the vehicle fled the scene.Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck in the 8600-block of Golf Road just before 11 p.m. Thursday. Police said the 55-year-old man was crossing Gold Road just west of Greenwood Avenue, not far from his home, when a westbound vehicle hit him. A witness said the vehicle kept going after the striking the victim. Tadeusz Dec, of the 9000-block of West Terrace Drive in Niles, was taken to Lutheran General Hospital. Investigators said the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run was a light-colored SUV with front end damage. Anyone with information regarding this incident should call the Niles Police Department Investigations Division at (847) 588-6500.

Hombre de 55 años muere mientras cruzaba Golf Road en Niles

Las autoridades declararon que el vehiculo huyo de la escena.  Oficiales respondieron a un reporte de un peaton que fue golpeado en el 8600 bloque de Golf Road del suburbia noroeste de Niles, Illinois alrededor de las 11 p.m. el 17 de septiembre.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Tadeusz Dec
Roadway: 
Golf Road
City: 
Niles, IL
County: 
Cook County, IL
Area: 
Chicago, IL

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