Crime & Safety
Police Search For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Injured Bicyclist In Niles
A white sedan struck a 67-year-old bicyclist in a crosswalk at Milwaukee and Dempster Wednesday evening, police said.
NILES, IL — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a bicyclist Wednesday in Niles.
Shortly before 8 p.m., paramedics and police were called to the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Dempster Street for a report that a man on a bicycle had been hit by a car, according to Niles police.
Police said they found an injured 67-year-old man at the scene, but the driver who hit him fled.
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According to the preliminary results of the police investigation, the bicyclist had been headed west in a crosswalk on Dempster Street.
The man was crossing from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue when the driver of a white sedan that had been headed the same direction on Dempster drove into him while turning right into the northbound lanes of Milwaukee.
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The bicyclist was treated at the scene by paramedics from the Niles Fire Department and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.
Police asked anyone with information about the crash to contact investigators at 847-588-6570.
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