Man, 88, fatally struck by car while crossing street in Morgan Park

The man was hit around 7:40 p.m. in the 10900 block of South Western Avenue by a car driven by a 74-year-old man, police said.

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An 88-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing the street Wednesday night in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.

Allen Lee Jr. was hit around 7:40 p.m. in the 10900 block of South Western Avenue by a car driven by a 74-year-old man, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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