A Hometown Police Department officer died after being hit by a vehicle early Saturday while he was investigating a traffic crash in the southwest suburb.
The veteran officer was on the scene of a crash that occurred in the 9000 block of Pulaski Road in the when a vehicle hit him at 3:11 a.m., the department said. Suffering injuries, he later died, police said.
The Illinois State Police, Cook County sheriff’s office, Oak Lawn Police Department and Evergreen Park Police Department are assisting with the investigation.
The officer was identified Sunday as James Kouski, 58, of New Lenox, according to the medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at 3:43 a.m. Saturday, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Hometown borders Chicago at 87th Street.
