Crime & Safety
Cicero Man Dies After Fall on CTA Tracks in Oak Park
The death on July 8 has been ruled accidental, reports say.
Oak Park, IL — A man who was hit by a CTA train July 8 died from electrocution after he touched the third rail at the Austin Blue Line stop in Oak Park.
The fall was accidental, according to the Chicago Tribune, and the man was pronounced dead at 8:08 p.m. Friday.
The man has been identified as Louie Delao, 47 of Cicero, the Chicago Sun-Times reports, citing CTA and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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