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Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in South Austin

The man walked in front of the SUV Wednesday night in the 1100 block of South Cicero, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was seriously hurt in a shooting October 14, 2021 on I-94.

A man died Wednesday night after he was hit by an SUV in South Austin on the West Side.

Rick Valentine, 63, was in the 1100 block of South Cicero Avenue about 7:15 p.m. when he walked in front of a Subaru, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The police Major Accidents Unit was investigating.

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