A 75-year-old man was fatally injured Tuesday night when he was struck by a vehicle in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a vehicle was headed north in the 7000 block of South Western Avenue when it struck a 75-year-old man. The man suffered severe trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The vehicle, driven by a 29-year-old woman, continued on but was stopped a short time later and the woman was taken into police custody.
The Major Accident Investigation Unit was investigating. Charges were pending.
