Crime & Safety

Death On Christmas Morning: Pedestrian Struck & Killed By Car

The Wyoming man was walking near the intersection of Route 53 and Laraway Road when he was hit.

JOLIET, IL — A Wyoming man was struck by a car Christmas morning and died at a Joliet hospital.

Paul Loyd, 52, was walking near the corner of Route 53 and Laraway Road when he was hit.

Loyd was taken to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center and was pronounced deceased in the emergency room shortly before 6 a.m.

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The Joliet Police Department is investigating the matter. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.


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