A man is dead after being struck by a car on the city's Near West Side early Saturday morning.
Police said around 1:06 a.m., officers responded to the scene, in the 800 block of West Washington Boulevard, where witnesses say a black Mercedes disregarded a stop sign and struck the 26-year-old victim who was crossing at the time.The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the whole body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The car is described as a black in color four-door, 2006-2010 Mercedes-Benz sedan and is expected to be missing the passenger side-view mirror with possibly some front-end damage.Anyone with additional information or video is asked to contact the Major Accidents Investigation Unit at 312-745-4521.
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