Pedestrian killed in West Lawn hit-and-run

An unidentified 56-year-old man was crossing the street at 63rd and Pulaski late Sunday night when a red Camry hit him without stopping, according to police.

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Police crime scene tape.

The car didn’t stop after driving into the victim, and police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

Sun-Times file

A man was dead on the scene after he was hit by a car in West Lawn late Sunday night on the Southwest Side.

The man, 56, was crossing the street in the 6300 block of South Pulaski Road when a fast-moving, northbound red Toyota Camry hit him about 11:45 p.m., witnesses told Chicago police.

The unidentified victim suffered major trauma to his head and body and was dead on the scene, police said.

The Camry didn’t stop after hitting the victim, and Chicago police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

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