Chicago police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a man riding a dirt bike on the city’s Near West Side Friday.
According to authorities, the 25-year-old man was riding a dirt bike in the first block of North Western Avenue at approximately 9:35 p.m. when he drove through a red light. The man was then struck by a vehicle that was traveling westbound on Washington.
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The man that was struck was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The CPD Major Accidents Unit is investigating the crash.
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