An 80-year-old man was pronounced dead Friday night from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a van Thursday morning in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood.
About 8:45 a.m. Thursday, according to preliminary information, the man was struck near Ashland and Wellington avenues, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada.
A 50-year-old man who was driving a 2006 Kia van attempted to stop but couldn’t in time. Witness statements were consistent with what the van’s driver said.
The 80-year-old man, identified as Jamie Ramirez, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:38 p.m. Friday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The driver of the van was not issued a citation, said police.
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